Harry Most Splendid Spaghetti & Meatballs

[HarryWeezer]

Meatballs: In large bowl, combine about 2 lbs. ground beef, five mild Italian sausage with casings removed, 2 cups or so of Italian bread crumbs, 2 eggs, about six dashes of wercestershire, two large tablespoons of minced garlic, 3 good squirts of yellow mustard, about a half cup of milk, salt and pepper, and then sprinkle the mess with dried basil flakes. Mix very thoroughly by hand until it sticks to your fingers like glue.

 

Take large fry pan for which you have a cover, squirt a bit of olive oil in and then form meatballs by wetting hands with water, grabbing whatever amount you like and rolling in your hands, putting each in the fry pan. About every 3rd meatball, rewet hands. Fill the pan, put on the cover, and cook on low heat. After about 12 minutes, check to see if the down side is slightly browned and if so, carefully turn them without breaking them. Do this several more times until they are cooked enough that you can just swish 'em around with your wooden spoon. I cook mine about 45 minutes or so.

 

Meanwhile, in a large pot, dump in five jars of your favorite marinara sauce, rinsing each with a bit of water and pouring that in as well. Add about 4 tablespoons of minced garlic, a large can of tomato paste, two large cans of canned tomatoes which you cut up with a knife in the can before you dump them in, about four tablespoons of dried basil, about half of that of oregano, and any other Italian seasonings you may have. Set this aside for the moment.

 

In a separate frying pan with some EVO, put in one large bell pepper, 2 large onions and a package of mushrooms, sliced. Cook them about 10 minutes or so and dump into sauce. Now, take eight hot dogs and cut them into smaller slices, brown them in the same pan and dump them in the pot. Now, brown about another pound of hamburger and break it up in the pan as it's cooking; into the pot. Lastly, slice five mild Italian sausage (I usually cut these into five pieces) and cook them very slowly over lower heat until done and dump those in.

 

By now, your meatballs should be done; if so, dump those in. 

 

Cook on low heat at least two hours. About 10 minutes before you eat, add about a third of a jar of wine - I like an inexpensive Cab for this. Serve with garlic bread and whatever pasta.

 

I've perfected this recipe over 50 years. I swear you'll love it.

Edited March 1, 2013 by SgtHarryWeezer

[Gatorgirl]

Awesome, thanks for sharing!!

[Hemps]

going to have to try this very soon!!  thanks.

[TBB]

You left out the most important ingredient  - drink beer while cooking - duh!!!

[BUDMAN]

Thats why there is only a 1/3 jar of wine left  ???? lmao

 

 Thanks for sharing!!!

[deerejon]

did i read that right? hotdogs? interesting....

[loaderXI]

Sounds wonderful Harry will try for sure....The hotdogs are the thing sometimes I use pepperoni for a extra snap

 

 

 

 

Thanks for sharing 

loADER>XI<

[HarryWeezer]

The hot dog thing began when the kids were small. When the kids come over for spaghetti, they still go fishing for the hot dogs - cut these into about quarter-inch slices. Thing about spaghetti sauce is that anything goes good in it; if you've some cooked chicken, pork chops, whatever, in the fridge, throw that stuff in too - great way to get rid of the leftovers. 

 

As to the ingredients, think I left out a few dashes of hot pepper - not too much.