Italian Meatballs

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef at least 16 percent fat
• 1 pound ground pork
• 2/3 cup milk whole or 2 percent
• 3 slices white bread crusts removed, about 3 ounces
• 1/4 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano or marjoram
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 1 cup flour for dusting
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 1/2 cups tomato sauce make in step 1 of method or use already prepared
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 cup finely chopped onions
• 3/4 cup carrots finely chopped
• 3/4 cup chopped celery finely
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 28 ounces tomatoes crushed or whole, including the juice, or 1 3/4 pound of fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil or 2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper

Nutrition

• Calories : 630 calories
• Carbohydrate : 37 grams
• Cholesterol : 145 milligrams
• Fat : 39 grams
• Fiber : 5 grams
• Protein : 31 grams
• SaturatedFat : 12 grams
• Sodium : 1270 milligrams
• Sugar : 13 grams
• TransFat : 0.5 grams