Recipe: Tasty Tender Melt in your Mouth Meatballs with Sausage and Tomato Sauce

Tender Melt in your Mouth Meatballs with Sausage and Tomato Sauce.

You can cook Tender Melt in your Mouth Meatballs with Sausage and Tomato Sauce using 26 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Tender Melt in your Mouth Meatballs with Sausage and Tomato Sauce

1. It's 1 of FOR MEATBALLS.
2. It's 1 1/2 lb of meatloaf mix, which is a mix of ground beef,ground pork and ground veal.
3. It's 2 tbsp of minced onion.
4. It's 2 clove of minced garlic.
5. It's 4 oz of italian cheese blend such as romano, parmesan, provolone and asiago, grated.
6. You need 1/4 cup of fresh bread crumbs I use rye bread but any fresh bread crumbs work, but not dry readcrumbs.
7. It's 3 tbsp of heavy cream.
8. You need 8 oz of whole milk ricotta cheese.
9. It's 1/2 tsp of dry italian sasoning spice mix.
10. Prepare 1/4 tsp of salt.
11. Prepare 1/2 tsp of black pepper.
12. It's 1 tsp of hot sauce such as franks brand.
13. It's 1 of egg,beaten.
14. You need 1 of FOR SAUCE.
15. You need 6 of italian sausage, mild or hot or a combination.
16. You need 20 slice of of pepperoni.
17. Prepare 2 of 28 ounce cans crushed tomatoes.
18. Prepare 1 of 15 ounce can diced tomatoes.
19. It's 1 large of onion, chopped.
20. You need 4 of minced garlic cloves.
21. You need 2 tsp of dry italian seasoning blend mix.
22. You need 2 tbsp of fresh chopped basil.
23. It's 1/2 tsp of black pepper and salt to taste.
24. You need 1/4 tsp of red pepper flakes.
25. It's 1 tbsp of heavy cream, optinal but adds a richness.
26. You need 2 tbsp of grated parmesan cheese.

Tender Melt in your Mouth Meatballs with Sausage and Tomato Sauce step by step

1. FOR MEATBALLS.
2. In a small bowl combine breadcrumbs and cream to soak into a paste while combining remaining meatball ingredients in a large bowl, add soaked breadcrumbs with any remaining liquid if any is there. Mix all ingredients until well combined. Mixture will be soft. chill at least 2 hours before rolling into balls to make it easier to work with.You can do this a day in advance..
3. Preheat oven to 375, spray baking pan lightly with non stick spray..
4. Form meatballs into 11/2 inche balls place on baking pan not touching each other and bake 30 minutes..
5. Add to your gently simmering tomato/sausage sauce for at least 45 minutes.
6. FOR SAUCE.
7. In a dutch oven, film the bottom with olive oil, add pepperoni and cook until crisp, remove to drain on paper towels. Add sausage ad brown all sides remove to a plate. Add onion and garlic adding a bit more olive oil only if needed, soften, then add all remaining sauce ingredients, simmer partially covered for 1 hour. Add baked meatballs and simmer gently at least 45 more minutes partially covered..
8. What you do with the pepperoni is up to you, we garnish side salads with it!.
9. Serve with any pasta or just crusty bread or both!.