Meatballs:1 lb ground meat
1/4 cup canned milk
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 tsp basil
1 egg
2 tbsp corn meal
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 onion, chopped fine
Mix all ingredients together, form meat into small balls about the size of a walnut. If meat is lean use a small pat of butter in your skillet, if not, the fat it makes will do. Brown in skillet 10-12 minutes, drain off fat after cooking.
Sauce:
1 3/4 cups ketchup
3/4 cup water
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp basil
1/4 tsp oregano
In a dutch oven, mix sauce ingredients until bubbly. Add cooked meatballs and heat through. Serve over spaghetti. Double recipe if needed.
The thing you have to remember about these recipes from my Grandmother is that they are very old and very simple. Not a lot of ingredients and not a lot of steps to create one of the most flavorful, stick to your ribs meals you'll ever eat. Today I am strictly "chewing" and "reviewing" and not cooking this time. My mother cooked this meal for us last night and it was fantastic! She made a huge pot and I think we ate all but 5 meatballs! It was just like my Grandmother use to make. Mom said she baked the meatballs in the oven this time instead of browning them in the frying pan as some of us are trying to watch what we eat. We could not pass up homemade spaghetti and meatballs and nothing taste better than a meal made by Momma! Try it! It's easy and oh so good!!!!!!
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