Sousa's favorite recipe Spaghetti and Meat Balls. "This serves six to eight people, and is my favorite dish." Tomato Sauce: 1 qt. tomatoes. Put in kettle on top of stove, simmer or let boil slowly for 1½ hours. Add pepper, salt, 2 onions cut in fine slices, 4 allspice and 4 cloves. The allspice and cloves to be added after sauce boils. After 1½ hours add: Pelotas (meat balls): 2 lbs. hamburger; add 1 onion chopped fine, 1 c. bread crumbs, a little parsley, salt and pepper. Make into meat balls about the size of a plum. Put into sauce and cook slowly 1½ hours. This makes 3 hours of slow boiling for the sauce. To sauce, add 3 bay leaves 1 hour before taking off the stove. Spaghetti: Use 1 lb. of spaghetti. Have a large pot of boiling water with 1 tablespoon of salt. Slide the spaghetti into water; do not break it. Boil exactly 20 minutes. Must be tender, not tough, not doughy. Serve on large platter, pouring sauce over it. Serve pelotas on smaller platter allowing a small quantity of sauce to remain. Serve grated Parmesan cheese on the side. |
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