Recipe: Meatballs And Tomato Sauce [edit]

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[edit] Ingredients

2	- 2 ½ lbs. ground beef
2	cups celery, finely chopped
1	cup onion, finely chopped
1	cup green onion tops, finely chopped
1	cup fine bread crumbs
2	eggs, depending on amount of meat
2	cloves garlic, finely chopped (or garlic powder)
2	teaspoons soy sauce
½	teaspoon salt
	Pepper to taste
1	cup parsley, finely chopped
½	cup Parmesan cheese (or to taste)
½	cup tomato puree
6	or more cloves garlic, finely chopped
3	lg. white or yellow onions, chopped or diced
	Several stalks celery, diced
	Green onions, dice white part
	finely chop the green tops (reserve green tops to add to sauce when you add the parsley)
1	carrot, diced
	Up to ½ lb. bacon, cut in sm. strips (or to taste)
	Mushrooms (opt.)
	Vegetable oil (olive oil, opt.)
1	(46 oz.) can tomato juice
1	(15 oz.) can tomato puree
	Water, if needed
1	- 1 ½ c. parsley, finely chopped

[edit] Preparation

Step 1

Mix together and shape.

Step 2

Saute onions, celery, carrot, garlic, bacon in vegetable and olive oil until onions are transparent (depending upon the amount of sauce you make and liquid used, this might have to be thickened with a roux or browned flour in oil). Add tomato juice and tomato puree and water if needed. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes or more until sauce starts to take shape. Add meatballs.