# Sunday Meat Sauce

This recipe shows you how to make a delicious Sunday meat sauce with meatballs and brasciole, perfect for Easter or any special occasion.

- Total time: 4 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 lbs ground meat
- 3 lbs chopped sirloin
- 1 lb sirloin, pork, and veal mix
- 3 short ribs
- 8 sweet & hot Italian sausage
- 1 large can Italian peeled plum tomatoes
- 1 small can tomato paste
- 1 cup olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 1 bunch fresh parsley
- 1 cup Italian breadcrumbs
- 1 cup Pecorino Romano cheese
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 piece Italian bread
- 0.75 cup water
- 4 eggs

## Instructions

1. In a large pot, add olive oil and tilt the pot to submerge four cloves of garlic in the oil. Cook until golden brown.
2. Remove the garlic with tongs and set aside for later use. Add four hot and four sweet Italian sausages and three short ribs to the pot.
3. Season the meat with salt and pepper and brown on both sides.
4. Finely chop the cooked garlic and fresh parsley. Combine in a bowl with breadcrumbs, Pecorino Romano cheese, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
5. Place the thinly sliced short ribs (brasciole) on a baking sheet and cover with the seasoned breadcrumbs mixture. Drizzle with olive oil. Roll the brasciole carefully.
6. Meanwhile, blend the tomatoes with the tomato paste until smooth.
7. Pour the tomato mixture into the pot, add water from the tomato can to pick up any leftover tomato pieces.
8. Bring the sauce to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 1.5 hours. Add the meatballs to the sauce and simmer for a further 2 hours.
9. In a bowl, combine 4 lbs of ground meat, 3 lbs chopped sirloin, and the garlic that was cooked previously.
10. Add 1 cup of Pecorino Romano cheese, 4 eggs and 0.75 cup of water to the meat mixture and mix well. Make into balls and fry them. Add the fried meatballs into the simmering sauce.

## Equipment

- large pot
- knife
- tongs
- blender

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@christinedebratto/video/7490285972920306990?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7486196988264220190
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/55834dad-fccd-4d36-8a4c-74af7cef98dd
- Extracted: 2025-04-13

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