RACHAEL RAY SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Place a large pot of water on to boil for spaghetti. When it boils, add salt and pasta and cook to al dente.
• Mix beef and Worcestershire, egg, bread crumbs, cheese, garlic, salt and pepper. Roll meat into 1 1/2 inch medium-sized meatballs and place on nonstick cookie sheet or a cookie sheet greased with extra-virgin olive oil. Bake balls 10 to 12 minutes, until no longer pink.
• Heat a deep skillet or medium pot over moderate heat. Add oil, crushed pepper, garlic and finely chopped onion. Saute 5 to 7 minutes, until onion bits are soft. Add beef stock, crushed tomatoes, and herbs. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes.
• Toss hot, drained pasta with a few ladles of the sauce and grated cheese. Turn meatballs in remaining sauce. Place pasta on dinner plates and top with meatballs and sauce and extra grated cheese. Serve with bread or garlic bread (and some good chianti!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• For the meatballs, in a small bowl, soak bread in milk
• Squeeze out excess milk and add to meat in large bowl, add remaining ingredients and roll 2 ½-inch balls and arrange on parchment-lined baking sheet
• Bake to partially cook and lightly brown, 15 minutes
• For the sauce, add olive oil to a large Dutch oven over medium heat, add butter and melt
• Add onions, garlic and salt, and partially cover
• Sweat until very tender, 20 minutes, stirring frequently — lower heat if onions brown
• Add wine and reduce by half; add stock and tomatoes, and break up tomatoes a bit
• Bring to a bubble and reduce heat and simmer
• Add basil and cheese rind, cook gently 30 minutes to thicken then add meatballs and keep at low simmer while you cook pasta
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the pasta
• Salt water and cook pasta to al dente
• Add a mug of cooking water to the sauce before draining pasta
• Toss pasta with butter and half the sauce
• Serve in shallow bowls and top with more sauce and meatballs
• Pass extra cheese at the table