Family Sicilian Sauce and Meatballs

Name: Family Sicilian Sauce and Meatballs
Total time: 295
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 3 slices white bread, torn into pieces; ¼ cup milk or water; 1 ½ pounds ground beef; 2 eggs; ½ cup grated Romano cheese; 1 pinch dried parsley; ¾ teaspoon salt, or to taste; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 4 onion, chopped; 6 cloves garlic, chopped; 12 (3.5 ounce) links sweet Italian sausage; 1 ½ pounds cubed beef brisket; ½ pound pork neck bones; 4 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste; 3 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes; ½ cup red wine; 4 bay leaves; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon dried parsley; 1 teaspoon dried basil; salt and pepper to taste; 3 (16 ounce) packages dry pasta

Recipe by PETEIYC from allrecipes.com

Dinner 5 Hr. 55 Mins.

Ingredients

24 servings

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3 slices white bread, torn into pieces
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¼ cup milk or water
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1 ½ pounds ground beef
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2 eggs
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½ cup grated Romano cheese
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1 pinch dried parsley
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¾ teaspoon salt, or to taste
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¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
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3 tablespoons olive oil
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4 onion, chopped
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6 cloves garlic, chopped
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12 (3.5 ounce) links sweet Italian sausage

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1 ½ pounds cubed beef brisket
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½ pound pork neck bones
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4 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
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3 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
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½ cup red wine
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4 bay leaves
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¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
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¼ teaspoon dried parsley
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1 teaspoon dried basil
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salt and pepper to taste
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3 (16 ounce) packages dry pasta

Instructions

To make the meatballs, combine bread and milk or water in a medium bowl. Mix in ground beef, eggs, Romano cheese, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Form golf ball-sized meatballs; place into freezer to firm up.
To make sauce, heat olive oil in a large pot on medium heat; stir in onion. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and 1 sausage link; cook about 3 minutes more.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, brown beef chunks and pork neck bones; set aside.
When onions and garlic are done, turn heat down to low. Add tomato paste and cook for a few minutes. Stir in the browned beef and pork, crushed tomatoes, wine, bay leaves, cinnamon, parsley, basil, and salt and pepper. Bring sauce to a simmer, then reduce the heat to low and cook for 3 to 4 hours.
Once you add the meatballs, let sauce simmer for 1 hour. When sauce is nearly ready, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Cover pasta with sauce and meatballs and serve immediately.