3 kittencal italian parmesan meatballs Recipes

prepared meatballs, recipe (see my kittencal s italian melt-in-your-mouth meatballs), olive oil (to cover bottom of the pot), onion, chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped (or to taste), bay leaf, dried oregano (rubbed with fingers to release the oils), dried basil (rubbed with fingers to release the oils), salt (or to taste), fresh ground black pepper (or to taste), crushed red pepper flakes (optional or to taste), tomato paste, dry red wine (or to taste), crushed tomatoes (can use 3 cans if you plan of freezing some sauce), diced tomatoes, well drained, sugar (optional and to be added in the last 30 minutes of cooking time)

ground beef (a mixture of 1 lb and 1/2 lb ground pork will work well also), egg, slightly beaten, grated parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs (or use enough to hold the meat together (no dry breadcrumbs just soak 3 slices of bread in the 1/3 ), fresh minced garlic (or use 1 tsp garlic powder or to taste), salt (or to taste, i use 2 tsp seasoned ), fresh ground black pepper, milk (can use up to 1/2 cup milk), dried oregano (optional, or to taste), chopped fresh parsley (or 2 tbsp dried parsley)