Meatballs With Raisins, Hot Tomato Sauce

Meatballs With Raisins
Ingredients

• 1 1/4 lbs lean beef or pork, ground
• 1 cup day-old Italian bread, crusts discarded and shredded (I used canned bread crumbs.)
• 1/4 cup minced parsley (I used dried.)
  
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup grated pecorino romano cheese (I used Parmesan.)
  
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• salt

Directions

1. Soak bread in milk then drain it well.
   
2. Soak the raisins in warm water for a half hour to revive them.
3. Grind the meat and combine it with the bread, eggs, cheese, and parsley,
4. Season to taste with salt.
5. Make your meatballs, including a couple of raisins in the heart of each one.
6. Sauté the meatballs in the olive oil, turning them so they brown on all sides
7. stir in a cup or so of tomato sauce and heat through.

Hot Tomato Sauce
Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped or minced
• 1 3/4 cups tomatoes, canned,mashed with juices
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon ground chili powder
• salt

Directions

1. Heat oil in pan, add onion, garlic and stir fry until soft.
2. Add remaining ingredients, simmer until thickened and check seasoning.