Authentic Italian Bragoile(Meat Sauce)

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   Meatballs:

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   Take the onion, pepper, garlic,and fresh Basil in a food processor until chopped finley.

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   In a bowl with the ground meat add the pepper and onion mixture, the spices, cheese, breadcrumbs and egg. If your doing this while cooking the sauce then add a couple of tablespoons of it to the meatball mixture.

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   Now roll the meatballs into whatever size you like and heat up a pan on medium heat with olive oil or a non stick spray. Cook the meatballs on four sides making them brown on each side. Now place them on a plate and refrigerate for atleast a half hour or until you add them to the sauce.

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   Now this is important do not add the meatballs to the sauce while hot or they will fall apart they have to be chilled.

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   Bragoile:

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   Take the onion, pepper, garlic, and fresh Basil in a food processor until well shredded and almost translusent.

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   In a large pot put around 1/4 cup of Olive Oil on medium heat. Add the 2 pork chops and brown on both sides for about 5 minuts each. Remove the pork chops and add another 1/4 cup of olive oil add in the pepper and onion mixture and cook for 8-10 minutes. Add the tomatoe paste and cook for 1 minute then add the tomatoes.

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   Now add all the spices, cheese, and wine then stir well. Then throw in the 2 pork chops and then let the pot simmer on low. Cover and let cook for about 1 hour but stir every 10 minuter roughly.

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    Now after the first hour throw in your sausages and cook for 2 more hours. By this time the pork chops should have fallen apart and thats when you add the meatballs. Then turn off the stove and let rest for about a half hour.

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    During this time boil a pot of well salted water for the pasta. When you drain the pasta return to the pot you boiled it in add about a tablespoon of butter and a good amout of the sauce and stir until butter melts. Make sure you serve the meat, pasta and sauce in different platters. Now youve worked enough so MANGIA!!!

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.