Original Recipe Sicilian Succo (Meatballs & Sauce) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

For the sauce
4 garlic cloves, chopped
3 (29 ounce) cans Italian-style tomato sauce
4 (6 ounce) cans Italian-style tomato paste
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (one teaspoon dry parsley may be substituted)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil (one teaspoon dry basil may be substituted)
For the meat balls
2 lbs ground beef
1 lb ground pork
1 cup dry Italian style breadcrumbs
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (one teaspoon dry parsley may be substituted)

Preparation

In a heavy sauce pan mix together garlic, tomato sauce, tomato paste, parsley and basil.
Bring sauce to a boil and turn down the heat to simmer.
In a large bowl mix together the ground beef, ground pork, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder and parsley.
Shape into balls the size of a golf ball.
Try to make 40 meat balls.
In a skillet, fry meatballs in hot olive oil until brown.
Combine the sauce mixture and the meat balls and simmer over low heat for another four hours.