Don't go Mad. Go Meatballs

There’s something oddly therapeutic about making meatballs. Which means when Monday rudely crashes the party on my weekend I sometimes find myself elbow deep in meatball therapy.  The result, a spicy, saucy, juicy, meaty, cheesy dish thats a few hundred bucks cheaper than a therapist.  
  
Start with the love made sauce.  
Two cans of tomatoes 
1/4 cup olive oil 
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic chopped 
A good sprinkle of red pepper flakes
A bay leaf
Salt and pepper

Puree tomato in blender.  Cook onion and garlic in oil until soft. Add tomato, pepper and bay leaf, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil then simmer for 30 minutes.

Now the Meatballs.
1 pound of beef
1 cup bread crumbs 
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 
1 tbspn of oregano
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 egg 
Salt and pepper

Using your hands mix beef, bread crumbs, cheese, oregano, garlic, egg, salt and pepper. Roll into large ping pong balls.  Now fry the meatballs until brown then simmer in the sauce until the inside is no longer pink.  About 30 more minutes. Stir a few times while cooking. 

Serve over spaghetti with a big glass of red.  What’s your therapy dish?  I need a few more!