California Living™ show host Aprilanne Hurley gets the Inside Look™ at making Authentic Italian Meatballs compliments of Executive Chef GRAZIANO PEROZZI in 'CA Living's™ Old World Italian Cooking Special" PRIME TIME FOOD & WINE SERIES"™ Bay Area wide...

When "Making Meatballs" - first, you make the sauce:

1. Cut a small X on top of 4 ripe, large, on the vine tomatoes - place in boiling water (boil for approx. 2 minutes to blanch - remove from water and pull off skin - dice.

2. Place approximately 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive in a large saute pan and saute 3 large shallots, minced.

3. Once onions are clear in color - add diced tomatoes to pan - one 8 oz. glass of white wine and approximately 8 oz. of water.

4. Add 1 bunch loosely cut fresh basil and 2 tsp. each sea salt and black pepper.

5. Simmer about 2 hours - the longer it cooks the thicker the sauce will be.

Now, you "Make The Meatballs!"

(Recipe makes enough for 4 people):

1. Mix 1 lb. each of ground lean beef and ground lean veal in large mixing bowl.

2. Add 3 eggs, 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, sea salt and black pepper to taste (2 tsp. each).

3. Mix in 3 cloves garlic, minced and 1 shallot finely chopped.

4. Add 1 bunch chopped fresh Italian parsley.

3. Mix all ingredients together well using your hands; there is no alternative to do it right.

4. When thoroughly mixed, form into meatballs by taking a nice sized chunk of meatball mixture and rolling in your palms. You should make 8 to 10 nice sized meatballs. Set aside formed meatballs and set up a pan with some flour in it to roll them in as outlined below...

5. Lightly roll each meatball in flour and place in frying pan with enough olive oil in it to brown them - which should take approximately 3 - 4 minutes. Discard extra oil from the pan ~ add a few ladles of the Fresh Tomato Sauce you made above onto your freshly browned meatballs, sprinkle with freshly grated parmesan cheese and/or fresh chopped parsley and Mangia!!! Serve alone, or as a side dish with your favorite pasta.

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Try our original Authentic Italian Meatball & Red Sauce recipe Grandma Rose's "Baked Meatballs" recipe from the Southern part of Italy here... ___________________

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