Grandma's Spaghetti Gravy

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb	454g / 16oz	Italian sausage - cut up *
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Short ribs - cut up
2 tablespoons	30ml	Olive oil - optional
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Italian meatballs
6		Garlic - crushed
1/2 cup	118ml	Tomato paste - homemade, if poss.
6 lbs	2724g / 96oz	Fresh tomatoes - peeled/seeded/diced
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Maui onion - chopped fine (small)
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Green pepper - chopped fine (small)
1		Italian parsley - fresh, chopped
1		Sweet basil - freshly chopped
2 tablespoons	30ml	Fresh oregano
		Salt and pepper - to taste
1 teaspoon	5ml	Red pepper flakes - crushed
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Fresh mushrooms - sliced, optional
1 teaspoon	5ml	Sugar
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Parmesan cheese - freshly grated
		Meatballs
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Ground beef
1		Garlic - minced
2		Eggs (large)
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Italian bread crumbs
1 tablespoon	15ml	Parmesan cheese - freshly grated
		Italian parsley - fresh, chopped

Recipe Instructions

* See recipe for Grandma's Italian Sausage In a large heavy pot brown the sausage over a medium heat. Remove and add the short ribs. Brown the ribs. Remove. If necessary, add a couple of tablespoons of olive oil and brown the meatballs OR you can brown them in the oven together with the sausage and ribs. Remove the meatballs and add the garlic and tomato paste to the pan drippings. Cook until the drippings are absorbed. Adjust the tomato paste and drippings until they are well combined. (Add extra tomato paste or remove some of the drippings.) Add the fresh tomatoes, onions, green pepper, parsley, sweet basil, oregano, red pepper and salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Bring to a boil. Add the sausage, ribs and meatballs. Reduce heat and simmer over a VERY LOW heat for two or three hours. Adjust seasonings. About 1/2 hour before cooking is finished add sliced mushrooms, sugar and Parmesan cheese. This is a very rich spaghetti sauce and sooo delicious, you may never want to eat any other spaghetti sauce again. If you're lucky enough to have a little sauce left over, it's great for pizza.

MEATBALLS Combine the ground beef, garlic, eggs, Italian bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and Italian parsley. Form into meat balls. Fry them in the drippings from the sausage and ribs, or if there aren't enough drippings, add a little olive oil, browning on all sides.

Source:
Grandma DeMaio

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