~ brat's spaghetti sauce and meatball's ~

How To Make ~ brat's spaghetti sauce and meatball's ~

• 1

  In large pot saute onion and garlic in olive oil until onion is softened.
• 2

  Add tomato paste and stir into olive oil until completely mixed.
• 3

  Stir in tomato sauce and tomatoes.
• 4

  Slowly mix in the 4 cups of water.
• 5

  Add bay leaves, oregano, basil, salt, pepper, sugar and stir well.
• 6

  Bring to a boil then turn down and simmer for one hour.
• 7

  For your meatballs combine the beef, finely minced garlic, Italian bread crumbs, basil, oregano, parmesan cheese, eggs, salt and pepper and mix together well.
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  8

  Shape into 1 inch size meatballs and place on a cookie sheet.
• 9

  Bake meatballs in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.
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  10

  Add meatballs to the sauce after 1 hour of cooking sauce. Continue to cook the sauce and meatballs, 1 more hour or longer if you like.
• 11

  Uncover the sauce during the last half hour to thicken up the sauce.
• 12

  Cook pasta according to package directions.
• 13

  Serve sauce and meatballs over spaghetti.
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