Meatballs and Spaghetti Sauce

Meatballs:

4 pounds ground beef

2onions, chopped

2cups bread crumbs

1/2 cup fresh Italian parsley, minced

4 teaspoons minced garlic

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon dry mustard

4 eggs, beaten

Spaghetti Sauce:

1 28-ounce can peeled tomatoes

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 cup chopped fresh basil

1 teaspoon sugar Salt and pepper

2 cloves of garlic or more to taste, finely minced

1.Combine meatball ingredients. Form into walnut sized balls. Place the meatballs in the stoneware and set in an oven preheated to 350ºF for 20 minutes (or meatballs can be seared in oil on the stovetop set to medium heat).

2.Combine all sauce ingredients and mix thoroughly. Pour over meatballs in VersaWare® Pro stoneware. Place stoneware in slow cooker heating base, cover, and cook on Low for 3-5 hours or on High for 2-4 hours.

3.Adjust seasonings and serve with cooked pasta.

Serves 8-10

Boston Baked Beans

Add chopped hot dogs to the beans for the traditional frank and beans favorite.

2 pounds dried small white beans

12 cups water

2 teaspoons salt

1 cup molasses

2 tablespoons dry mustard

1/2 cup dark brown sugar

1/2 cup chopped onions Olive oil

1/4 cup salt pork or thick sliced bacon, chopped into small pieces

1.Soak beans in water in uncovered VersaWare® Pro stoneware overnight (or for a minimum of 8 hours). After soaking, place stoneware in slow cooker heating base, cover, and cook on Low for 3 hours. Drain liquid, reserving 1 cup, and set aside. Remove beans and set aside

2.Coat bottom of stoneware with olive oil and add salt pork or bacon; sauté on stovetop set to medium heat for 5-10 minutes to render fat.

3.Add 1 cup liquid from beans (saved from soaking) and remaining ingredients including reserved beans into the stoneware. Mix together on stovetop set to medium heat for 10 minutes until blended.

4.Remove from stovetop and place stoneware in slow cooker heating base. Cover and cook on Low for 10-12 hours or on High for 6-8 hours.

Serves 8

 

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Note: when using an electric stovetop, the heat diffuser

Note: when using an electric stovetop, the heat diffuser

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MUST ALWAYS be used with the VersaWare® Pro stoneware.

MUST ALWAYS be used with the VersaWare® Pro stoneware.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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VersaWare Pro specifications

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