Spaghetti and meatballs recipe - an Italian-American classic

Ingredients

• 1 large onion (finely chopped)
• A pinch salt
• 1 tsp chilli flakes
• Small bunch basil (stalks chopped, leaves ripped)
• 4 cloves garlic (finely sliced)
• 150 ml red wine
• 3 x 400g tins peeled tomatoes
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 2 tsp white sugar
• 500 g spaghetti (or your pasta of choice)
• 100 g butter
• 100 g parmesan
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 200 g beef mince
• 200 g pork mince
• 100 g veal mince (if you can’t find veal mince, an equal mixture of pork and beef will work fine – or just 500g of one meat)
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp dried sage
• 1 tsp dried marjoram
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp dried rosemary
• ½ tsp sugar
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp grated nutmeg
• 2 tbsp grated parmesan
• 1 egg