You need:
1 onion
4 garlic cloves chopped fine
Olive oil
2-1 ltr or 3-750 ml approx. cans crushed tomatoes with basil if available
Black pepper and salt
Sugar
1 -small can tomato paste
Powdered garlic
Basil (fresh) chopped coarse
1lb of med ground beef
½ lb ground pork
2 eggs
Bread crumbs Italian if available
Dried chili peppers
½ cup beef stock
Meatballs (prepare the night prior to cooking)
Add together pepper, powdered garlic, basil, hamburger, pork, 2 eggs, breadcrumbs, chilies, and salt, mix well and let sit all night. The next day roll meatballs about the size of a ping pong ball!
Sauce
Cover bottom of pot with olive oil
Chop garlic and onion fine and brown in oil
Add 2-3 cans crushed tomatoes
Bring to boil
Turn down to simmer
Add pepper, salt, beef stock and chili pepper to taste
After ½ hr add tomato paste and fresh basil
Let simmer on low
Add pinch of sugar at about 1hr ,stir in and taste, once the sour is gone due to cooking
Add meatballs!
Allow to simmer on low for min. 31/2 -4 hrs stirring occasionally
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