This is a recipe I cut from the TV Guide almost 20 years ago! Anyone remember Pasquale's cooking show? I believe the actual name of this recipe was "piccola polpetta" which means small meatball. This makes a very nice light, thin sauce which is simply delicious. To keep it simple or in off season you can substitute a can of tomatoes in place of the fresh but in season the sauce is devine with the fresh tomatoes.

Ingredients

4 serv.

lb fine ground beef↗1 lb
tablespoon dry breadcrumbs↗1 tablespoon
teaspoon salt↗1⁄4 teaspoon
teaspoon pepper↗1⁄4 teaspoon
teaspoon nutmeg↗1⁄4 teaspoon
teaspoon chili powder↗1⁄4 teaspoon
cup oil1⁄4 cup
onion, finely chopped↗1
garlic clove, crushed↗1
cups peeled chopped tomatoes2 cups
cup chicken broth↗3⁄4 cup
cup red wine↗1⁄4 cup
tablespoons tomato paste↗2 tablespoons

Step-by-step instructions

1
Combine meat, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, nutmeg and chili powder. Form into quite small sized meatballs.
2
Heat oil in frypan, brown meatballs, add onion and garlic. When browned, add tomatoes, chicken broth, wine and tomato paste. Simmer 30 minutes.
3
Season with salt and pepper.
4
Serve over thin spaghetti al dente.
5
Top with parmesan cheese.

Source: food.com

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