Homemade Speghetti and meatballs

[JollyRoger]

The Sauce

4 1/2 cups Water
3 cans tomato paste
1 lg. can whole tomatoes
1 lg. can diced tomatoes
1/4 c. olive oil
4 tsp. oregano
2 tsp. basil (fresh leaves or dry)
2 c. fresh mushrooms
4 cloves minced garlic
1/2 chopped onion
1 fresh chopped green onion
1/2 sugar
2 cups red wine ( I like to use a merlot, don't use Carlo Rossi... I'll hurt you)

Saute the onions in butter, until they are clear with a slight hint of brown.
Add all the ingredients together, except for the wine.
Let simmer for one and a half hours, now add the wine and let simmer for another hour.



The Balls

1/2 lb. ground lean pork
1/2 lb. ground veal
1 cup  bread crumbs
2 eggs
4 cloves miced garlic
2 tsp. oregano
1 1/4 tsp. basil
1/2 tsp. rosemary
1/2 c. chopped fresh parsley

(2 tsp. Mancini hot roasted pepper, pureed) (optional, but really good)

In a large mixing bowl combine everything and mix it well. Use your hands and fold until completely mixed. start making 2" meat balls, once you have made all your meatballs, place in in a baking dish with 2 cups of sauce. Cook for one hour in the ove at 300 degrees, or untill completely cooked .

**hint: add wine to sauce, add 2 cups of the sauce to the meatballs, just the sauce, try to leave out chunks of mushrooms and other bits, now cook the meatballs and the last stage of sauce at the same timer.

Boils some spaghetti and serve with you favorite wine.

[ZWarrior]

Looks VERY good!