Meatballs " Old World Style"( Crock Pot)

Total Time: 8 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb meatloaf mix (beef, veal, lamb)
• 1 slice bread (cubed)
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped fine
• 1/4 onion, chopped fine
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon parsley
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/2 cup fresh grated fresh parmesan cheese
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 (16 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
• 8 ounces tomato paste
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1/2 cup chianti wine (or whatever good red wine you have)
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• italian spices (your preference)

Recipe

• 1 cube bread into a small bowl and pour milk on top, let this sit a few minutes to absorb.
• 2 to a mixing bowl add:.
• 3 meat.
• 4 garlic.
• 5 onion.
• 6 seasoning.
• 7 garlic salt.
• 8 parm cheese.
• 9 beaten egg.
• 10 squeeze some milk out of the bread ( but leave very moist), and crumble into the bowl with the other ingredients.
• 11 mix very well with hands, form into tightly packed golf balls.
• 12 add all sauce ingredients into crockpot set to low and stir.
• 13 drop meatballs ( raw) into sauce.
• 14 do not stir!
• 15 cover and cook on low for at least 8 hours.
• 16 after the first 2 hours stir regulary.