Family Sicilian Sauce and Meatballs

Health score
24%
Family Sicilian Sauce and Meatballs
45 min.
24
360kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  •  bay leaves 
  • 1.5 pounds brisket cubed
  • 84 ounce canned tomatoes crushed canned
  • teaspoon basil dried
  • 0.3 teaspoon parsley dried
  •  eggs 
  • cloves garlic chopped
  • 0.3 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
  • 3.5 ounce sausage sweet italian
  • tablespoons olive oil 
  •  onion chopped
  • 48 ounce soup noodles dry
  • 0.5 pound pork neck bones 
  • 0.5 cup red wine 
  • 0.5 cup pecorino cheese grated
  • 24 servings salt and pepper to taste
  • 24 ounce canned tomatoes canned
  • slices sandwich bread white

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • pot

Directions

  1. To make the meatballs, combine chopped meat, eggs, bread, Romano cheese, parsley and salt and pepper to taste in a medium bowl. Form golf ball-sized meatballs; place into freezer to firm up.
  2. To make sauce, heat olive oil in a large pot on medium heat.
  3. Saute onion, garlic and fry links of sausage.
  4. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, brown beef chunks and pork neck bones; reserve.
  5. When onions and garlic are done, turn heat down to low.
  6. Add tomato paste; stir and simmer for 10 minutes.
  7. Add the browned beef and pork, crushed tomatoes, wine, bay leaves, cinnamon, parsley, basil and salt and pepper to taste; stir.
  8. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown meatballs; reserve.
  9. Simmer sauce over low heat for 3 to 4 hours, add meatballs and simmer for 1 hour. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
  10. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Cover pasta with sauce and meatballs, serve.

Nutrition Facts

Calories360kcal
Protein19.65%
Fat18.55%
Carbs61.8%

Properties

Glycemic Index
13.53
Glycemic Load
21.22
Inflammation Score
-6
Nutrition Score
17.2517391521%

Flavonoids

Cyanidin
0.01mg
Petunidin
0.1mg
Delphinidin
0.1mg
Malvidin
0.69mg
Peonidin
0.06mg
Catechin
0.36mg
Epicatechin
0.19mg
Hesperetin
0.03mg
Naringenin
0.09mg
Apigenin
0.06mg
Luteolin
0.01mg
Isorhamnetin
0.92mg
Kaempferol
0.13mg
Myricetin
0.04mg
Quercetin
3.79mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:359.54kcal
17.98%
Fat:7.4g
11.38%
Saturated Fat:2.16g
13.48%
Carbohydrates:55.44g
18.48%
Net Carbohydrates:50.78g
18.46%
Sugar:8.14g
9.04%
Cholesterol:36.53mg
12.18%
Sodium:464.46mg
20.19%
Alcohol:0.53g
100%
Alcohol %:0.26%
100%
Protein:17.63g
35.27%
Selenium:44.64µg
63.77%
Manganese:0.83mg
41.61%
Phosphorus:245.23mg
24.52%
Vitamin B6:0.45mg
22.46%
Copper:0.44mg
22.08%
Vitamin B3:3.97mg
19.84%
Fiber:4.67g
18.68%
Potassium:652.23mg
18.64%
Iron:3.31mg
18.37%
Zinc:2.62mg
17.46%
Magnesium:67.76mg
16.94%
Vitamin C:13.42mg
16.27%
Vitamin B1:0.23mg
15.12%
Vitamin E:2.06mg
13.73%
Vitamin B12:0.78µg
13.04%
Vitamin B2:0.2mg
11.49%
Calcium:95.66mg
9.57%
Folate:38.16µg
9.54%
Vitamin K:9.14µg
8.71%
Vitamin B5:0.83mg
8.3%
Vitamin A:304.72IU
6.09%
Source:Allrecipes