Meatballs with Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup seasoned Italian bread crumbs
• 1 cup water
• 6 large sprigs Italian leaf parsley, chopped
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 lb lean ground pork (or combination of pork and sausage meat)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp Jill's Table Herb Spice mix
• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 large carrot, finely chopped
• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
• 4 large sprigs Italian flatleaf parsley
• ¼ cup finely chopped fresh basil leaves
• 2 26.92 oz cans Italian plum tomatoes
• 1 23 oz jar passata
• ½ cup red wine
• salt to taste