Super Bowls of Meatballs and Meat Sauce | Jan D'Atri

Ingredients

• 1 large sweet yellow onion, finely chopped
• 4 cloves fresh garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 pound ground pork
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 ½ cup breadcrumbs
• 1 cup Romano or Parmesan cheese, finely grated
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup chicken broth ((or warm water))
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon coarse ground pepper
• 1 large onion, finely diced
• 3 or 4 cloves fresh garlic, minced
• 2 sticks celery, finely diced
• 1 medium carrots, finely diced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pound fresh ground beef
• 1/2 pound Italian sausage ((sweet or hot))
• 2 cans organic tomato sauce ((16 ounce cans))
• 1 can organic tomato paste ((6 ounce can))
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, finely chopped
• salt and pepper to taste ((add only at the end of the cooking process))