Meatballs With Red Sauce Recipe

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Meatballs With Red Sauce
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Ingredients
24
Count
Nutrition
442
Calories
Total time
165
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  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 pork 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 pork 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 pork and allow to cool in bowl, set aside.
  16. In same soup pot that pork 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 pork 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.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 441.6 Kcal (1849 kJ)
Calories from fat 214.42 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.82g 37%
Cholesterol 137.17mg 46%
Sodium 223.31mg 9%
Potassium 814.7mg 17%
Total Carbs 12.81g 4%
Sugars 3.8g 15%
Dietary Fiber 1.8g 7%
Protein 35.71g 71%
Vitamin C 7.8mg 13%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 2.4mg 13%
Calcium 83.8mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 112.22 Kcal (470 kJ)
Calories from fat 54.49 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.05g 37%
Cholesterol 34.86mg 46%
Sodium 56.75mg 9%
Potassium 207.04mg 17%
Total Carbs 3.26g 4%
Sugars 0.97g 15%
Dietary Fiber 0.46g 7%
Protein 9.07g 71%
Vitamin C 2mg 13%
Iron 0.6mg 13%
Calcium 21.3mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.5
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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