Spaghetti and Meatballs

I love Italian food and I've been searching for a good meatball recipe.  This has been adapted from a few different recipes I read. It has just the right amount of spices for me and the meatballs stay nice and moist. I hope you enjoy it as much we do!

Meatballs

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb ground pork or turkey
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup bread crumbs or oats
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan
• 1/4 cup dried parsley
• 1 Tbsp minced onion
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• salt & pepper to taste

Sauce

• 2 28 oz cans crushed tomatoes (you can use 1 can of diced if you prefer chunky sauce)
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 Tbsp red wine

Combine meatball ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Form into balls the size of golf balls.  Heat olive oil (about 2 Tbsp) in a skillet on medium heat and brown meatballs on all sides.  While meatballs are browning, combine sauce ingredients in a large pot on the stove and begin to simmer the sauce on low heat.  Add meatballs to the sauce once they are browned.  Let sauce and meatballs simmer covered for about 2 hours.  Serve over 16 oz of cooked angel hair pasta.  Serves 8.