Grenache - Barbacco Amazeballs Meatballs - Belden Barns

Ingredients

• Sauce Ingredients:
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 yellow onion/ 1/4 inch dice
• 4 garlic cloves thinly sliced
• 10 basil leaves, torn in pieces
• 1/2 medium carrot, finely grated
• 2 cans (28-ounce) peeled whole tomatoes, crushed by hand and juices reserved
• salt
• Meatball Ingredients:
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
• 2 lbs ground pork
• 2 cloves garlic, grated on a microplane
• 2 teaspoons dry oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
• 1 bunch Italian parsley, chopped
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup pine nuts, lightly toasted and coarsely chopped
• 1 cup golden raisins
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• Olive oil for cooking