True Comfort Dad’s Meatballs and Pasta Sauce

 From True Comfort by Cavallari

Made at Lee’s May 2021  they liked it. I thought it was eggy . Sauce was a creamy light orange-red.

1 slice white bread (1 inch thick, crusts removed, cubed)

4 large eggs

1 pound each ground beef and veal

1 T chopped fresh basil

2 minced cloves garlic

2 T tamari (secret ingredient!)

½ tsp salt 

black pepper

Put bread cubes in medium bowl. In small bowl beat 2 eggs, and add to bread. Use hands and mash that all together until fully combines, like paste. Beat remaining 2 eggs. Set aside.

In large bowl, mix meat, eggs, garlic, Tamara, salt and pinch pepper. Add egg-soaked bread and mix with hands. Roll into meatballs and put on a baking sheet. 

Heat up the sauce. Gently add meatballs one at a time. Make sure they are covered by the sauce. Reduce heat to low - only a couple of bubbles at the top. Cover and cook all day - up to 8 hours

Dad's Famous Pasta Sauce

3 cans (28 oz) diced tomatoes

1 can (6 oz) tomato paste

2 cans (15-oz) tomato sauce

3 cloves garlic

¼ c olive oil

2 tsp dried oregano

1.5 T dried basil

1 tsp salt

black pepper

In large saucepan, combine all tomato, garlic, oil, oregano, basic, salt and pinch pepper. Stir over med-high heat until well combined, then simmer for at least 2 hours, uncovered, or up to 8 hours.