Spaghetti With Meatballs
- 1 cup sourdough bread cubes (crust removed)
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
- 8 ounces ground veal
- 8 ounces ground chuck
- 8 ounces ground lean pork
- 8 ounces sweet Italian sausage (removed from casings and crumbled)
- 3 tablespoons dried oregano
- 12 cup freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese
- 12 cup freshly grated pecorino romano cheese
- 2 large eggs
- 14 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 12 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 14 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 12 medium red onion, minced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 12 cup dry red wine
- 2 (28 ounce) cans Italian plum tomatoes (with juice, pureed in a food processor)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 12 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 12 lbs hot cooked spaghetti
- To prepare meatballs, place bread and milk in a medium bowl and let stand 5 minutes.
- Heat large Dutch oven over medium heat.
- When hot, add olive oil.
- Add onion and cook until soft and golden, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Remove pot from heat.
- Place veal, beef, pork and sausage in a large bowl; using your hands, mix well.
- Add oregano, cheeses, eggs, parsley, bread mixture, onion, salt and pepper; mix well.
- To prepare sauce, heat a large saucepan over medium heat; add olive oil.
- Add onion and garlic, cook 5 minutes.
- Add tomato paste; stir 1 minute.
- Add wine, tomatoes, salt and red pepper flakes, if using, and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low; simmer gently 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Form 16 golf-ball size portions of meat.
- Add to sauce.
- Simmer gently until meatballs are thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in center, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Serve meatballs and sauce over spaghetti.
bread, milk, extra virgin olive oil, red onion, ground veal, ground chuck, ground lean pork, sweet italian sausage, oregano, cheese, freshly grated pecorino romano cheese, eggs, parsley, kosher salt, ground black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, red onion, garlic, tomato paste, red wine, italian plum tomatoes, kosher salt, red pepper
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spaghetti-with-meatballs-341400 (may not work)