Original Recipe Sicilian Succo Meatballs Sauce

I was born in a small mining town in southern illinois. The village had a predominate italian population. Spaghetti was a staple part of their diet. The red marina sauce that they poured over the spaghetti was called succo. This was a time before air conditioning, and all the windows in their houses wee wide open during the summer time. If your nostrils caught a whiff of their succo cooking would make your taste buds dance. If that caught a whiff of their home made cheese, they would dance even harder. To taste a plate of this delicacy was a real thrill. My best friend was italian, and we did our homework together. I had occasion to sample this delicious morsel frequently. When my friend’s mother placed a plate in front of me and said “mange,” i immediately became fluent in italian. Over the years, i have craved this taste. I looked everywhere for a recipe, but there was none anywhere. I couldn’t have asked her for a recipe because she didn’t have one. She couldn’t explain

Steps

In a heavy sauce pan mix together garlic , tomato sauce , tomato paste , parsley and basil.

Bring sauce to a boil and turn down the heat to simmer.

In a large bowl mix together the ground beef , ground pork , bread crumbs , parmesan cheese , garlic powder and parsley.

Shape into balls the size of a golf ball.

Try to make 40 meat balls.

In a skillet , fry meatballs in hot olive oil until brown.

Combine the sauce mixture and the meat balls and simmer over low heat for another four hours.

Ingredients

garlic cloves, italian-style tomato sauce, italian-style tomato paste, fresh parsley, fresh basil, ground beef, ground pork, italian style breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, garlic powder