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Grandma's Old Italian Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs
21 ingredients
1 hr 30 min + 6 hr 30 min
24 meatballs with sauce
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"Grandma's sauce is an old recipe that she brought over from Italy. It is a long process with strange ingredients, but they all come together to make the best sauce I have ever had. The long process is worth your trouble the minute you take your first bite."
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1226
Calories
74g
Protein
49g
Fat
116g
Carbs
Counts 11 of 13 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Beef | 100g cooked | 250 |
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Veal | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 whole garlic cloves, peeled
- 2 pig's feet
- 1 pound pork neck bones
- 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 (28 ounce) cans tomato puree
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 (16 ounce) loaf fresh Italian bread, torn into 2-inch pieces
- 1 cup water
- 6 eggs, beaten
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 pound ground veal
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 6 hard-boiled eggs, peeled (optional)
Directions
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