Meatballs And No Tomato Beefy Sauce A Vintage Food

MEATBALLS IN SPICY TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Blend first 4 ingredients in blender until smooth; pour into large saucepan. Bring to boil.
• Meanwhile, mix all remaining ingredients except rice just until blended; shape into 24 meatballs, using about 1/4 cup for each.
• Drop meatballs gently into boiling tomato sauce; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 20 to 25 min. or until meatballs are done (165°F). Serve with rice.

MEATBALLS WITH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat two tablespoons of olive oil in a heavy stainless steel saucepan over a gentle heat and add the onion and garlic. Cover and sweat for four minutes, until soft and a little golden. Allow to cool.
• In a bowl, mix the minced beef with the cold sweated onion and garlic. Add the herbs and the beaten egg. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
• Fry a tiny bit to check the seasoning and adjust if necessary. Divide the mixture into approximately 24 round balls. Cover the meatballs and refrigerate until required.
• Meanwhile, make the tomato sauce. Heat the oil in a stainless steel saucepan.
• Add the sliced onion and the crushed garlic, toss until coated, cover, and sweat on a gentle heat until soft and pale golden.
• Slice the canned tomatoes and add, with all the juice, to the onion mixture.
• Season the contents with sugar, salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Cook the tomatoes uncovered for approximately 30 minutes or until the tomato softens (while this is cooking make the meatballs).
• Heat a frying pan and cook the meatballs for about 10 minutes in about three tablespoons of olive oil.
• When they are cooked, put them into an ovenproof dish with the tomato sauce and top with the grated mozzarella. Place under a preheated grill until the cheese has melted.
• Serve with spaghetti.

BAKED MEATBALLS IN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large non-stick skillet cook celery, green pepper, and red onion until just beginning to soften. Add mix to a large bowl and stir in the brown rice, parsley, kosher salt, thyme, rosemary and black pepper. Set aside until cool enough to handle. When cool add ground turkey and work together until well combined and form into 16 evenly sized meatballs.
• Grease or use cooking spray on large casserole dish and place meatballs gently. In a large bowl add the undiluted tomato soup, worcestershire sauce, hot beef broth, stewed tomatoes and stir well. Pour mixture over meatballs and cover with lid or aluminum foil. Bake for approximately 2 hours and turn meatballs twice during cooking.

MEATBALLS AND NO-TOMATO BEEFY SAUCE, A VINTAGE RECIPE

Steps:

• Saute onions in oil until light brown stirring often.
• Trim crusts from bread and soak in milk; break up and add to onions in skillet. Stir with fork to blend.
• Add seasonings and eggs to above and work this mixture into meat with fingers (in bowl if easier).
• When well blended, wet hands and form balls size of walnut. Set on waxed paper.
• Bring broth and water to simmer over medium heat. Drop meatballs into broth, cover and turn heat to low and simmer for 10 mm. or until done.
• SAUCE: Melt 3 T. oleo in small pot and whisk in 1/3 Cup flour. Measure 2 Cups of the beef broth and whisk gradually into flour mixture. Add 3 T. lemon juice and drained capers from 2½ oz. bottle. (Lemon juice and capers optional.) Simmer on very low for 15 minute.
• Gotta have mashed potatoes with this.

MEATBALLS IN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Pulse tomatoes with their juice in a food processor until chopped. Simmer tomatoes with garlic, oregano, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a 3-quart heavy saucepan, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 20 minutes.
• While sauce is simmering, stir together bread crumbs and milk in a large bowl and let stand 5 minutes. Add meat, onion, 3 tablespoons parsley, red pepper flakes, and remaining teaspoon salt and blend with your hands until just combined well (do not overmix). Form 2-tablespoon amounts into meatballs (about 20).
• Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté meatballs in 2 batches, turning occasionally, until well browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer as browned with a slotted spoon to tomato sauce.
• Simmer meatballs, covered, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Serve sprinkled with remaining 2 tablespoons parsley.