👉 Classic Italian Sunday Sauce with 3-Meat Meatballs (2 Hour Simmer)

Описание: 🍝 Today we’re making a classic Italian Sunday pasta dinner — slow-simmered tomato sauce built on soffritto, juicy three-meat meatballs, and hot Italian sausage, cooked low and slow for rich restaurant-style flavor.
This is the same method used by top Italian chefs to create naturally sweet, deep sauces without sugar.

👇 Full recipe below (US + European measurements)

🇮🇹 Classic Italian Sunday Sauce & Meatballs (2-Hour Simmer)
🥫 Sauce Base

Sauce Ingredients
US European Measurements
5 cans crushed tomatoes (28 oz each) 5 cans (800g each)
1/2 cup olive oil 120 ml
1 large onion, finely diced 1 large onion
2 medium carrot, finely diced 2 medium carrot
2 celery stalk, finely diced 2 celery stalk
6 cloves garlic, sliced 6 cloves
1/2 tsp chili flakes (optional) 1/2 tsp
2 tsp kosher salt 2 tsp
2 tsp black pepper 2 tsp
Fresh basil Fresh basil

🍖 Three-Meat Meatballs Ingredients
US European
1 lb ground beef 450 g
1 lb ground veal 450 g
1 lb ground pork 450 g
1 cup breadcrumbs 60 g
3 Large eggs 3 Large eggs
1 cup grated Parmesan 90 g
6 cloves garlic, minced 6 cloves
1/2 cup parsley 30 g
2 tsp salt 2 tsp
2 tsp pepper 2 tsp

🌭 Sausage Ingredients
• 6 hot Italian sausages (Premio or similar)

👨‍🍳 Method (Quick Version)
1️⃣ Cook onion, carrot, celery in olive oil on medium-low until soft and melted (no browning)
2️⃣ Add garlic and chili flakes (1 Min)
3️⃣ Add tomatoes, salt, pepper, garlic, paprika, oregano and parsley→ simmer low
4️⃣ Mix meatballs gently, roll large
5️⃣ Brown meatballs and sausages in pan
6️⃣ Add all meat to sauce
7️⃣ Simmer gently for 2 hours, stirring occasionally
8️⃣ Finish with fresh basil
Serve sauce over pasta and meats, with extra sauce spooned over

🔥 Chef Tips:
• Finely dice soffritto so it melts into the sauce
• Don’t boil — keep a gentle simmer
• No sugar needed (carrots + time = sweetness)
• Sauce tastes even better the next day
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