Meatballs With Red Sauce

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground sirloin
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh basil leaf
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 cup fine dry breadcrumb
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2 cups water
• 2 lbs lamb butt or 2 lbs lamb shoulder
• sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary leaf
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 12 ounces chianti wine
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 4 (28 ounce) cans chopped tomatoes

Recipe

• 1 n a large bowl, mix together the meat, egg, cheese, parsley, oregano, basil, onion, bread crumbs, and garlic, and season with salt and pepper.
• 2 add 1 cup of the water.
• 3 knead the water into the meat mixture with your hands.
• 4 knead and roll meatballs into about 1 1/2-inch balls.
• 5 place them in shallow saucepan on stove, add another 1/2 cup of water over them, and cover.
• 6 turn heat to medium, and steam for 35 minutes.
• 7 drain the juice out of the bottom of the pan.
• 8 cover with red sauce sauce, and toss with a pasta of your choice before serving, or serve as is.
• 9 to make sauce: slice the lamb into roughly 1-inch cubes, season with salt and pepper.
• 10 heat a large soup pot over medium-high heat.
• 11 add the olive oil and heat.
• 12 when the oil is hot, add the lamb and saute.
• 13 when slightly brown, turn over and stir with a wooden spoon.
• 14 allow to cook for another 2 minutes, until evenly browned on all sides.
• 15 remove the lamb and allow to cool in bowl, set aside.
• 16 in same soup pot that lamb was cooked in, add minced carrot, celery, onion, and garlic.
• 17 add a pinch of salt and saute vegetables to a light brown.
• 18 add rosemary and stir.
• 19 add the caramelized lamb back to the vegetables in the pot and stir.
• 20 add chianti to pot, stir and bring to boil.
• 21 add the tomato paste and the chopped tomatoes.
• 22 stir and simmer for 2 hours, skimming the top occasionally of scum that forms.