I&J’s Spicy Meatballs & Spaghetti

Ingredients

1/2lb Pork, ground

1/2lb Beef, ground

1.4oz Onions, red, diced

1oz Spinach, baby, chopped

1oz Cilantro, chopped

1oz Garlic, cloves

½oz Basil, chopped

1oz Bread, crumbs

5tbsp I&J’s Habanero Pepper Sauce #5

2 eggs

16oz Bolognese Sauce

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Sauces/Dry seasonings:

1tsp Onion

1tsp Adobo

1tsp Garlic

1tsp Curry

½tsp Cumin

1tbsp Oregano

½tsp Sazon, Tropical, Badia

½tsp Paprika

½tsp Coriander

1tbsp Italian Seasonings

1½c Water, Pasta

Instructions

Step 1: Mix the above ingredients in a large bowl thoroughly.

Step 2: Take 1 ½ tbsp of the mixture and form it into a 1½ “ball, place in a large bowl. Continue making meatballs until the mixture is gone. Cover and place in the refrigerator for 30 mins to set.

Step 3: Heat the stove to med hi temp, in a frying pan add 2 tbsp of Virgin Olive oil, wait till the oil heats up, place meatballs in the skillet one at a time until the skillet is semi full and let the meatballs cook until slightly brown, remember to roll the meatballs until the whole meatball is fully browned and cooked all the way through.

Step 4: If the skillet becomes too hot, reduce the temp to med or med low.

Step 5. Add a couple of jars of Bolognese Sauce with 1½cups of pasta water to the meatballs and lower the temperature to med low and let sit for 10-15 minutes.

Step 6. Lastly, sprinkle 1½tbsp of granulated sugar in the sauce to remove the tanginess of the tomatoes, your preference of course.

Pasta

Ingredients

1lb Spaghetti, angel hair

6 Bay, leaves

6tbsp Oil, olive, virgin

4 Garlic, cloves, crushed

4-qts Water, tap

2tbsp Salt

Instructions

Step 1: Pre-heat your stove to Hi heat. Use a 5-quart pasta pot for 1lb of pasta. Fill it ¾ of the way up with tap water. Add salt to the water, until it tastes like salty water, not too salty though. Add olive oil and bay leaves.

Step 2: Bring water to a hard boil, add the pasta let boil for 10 – 12 mins. Sample a couple noodles to ensure they are properly cooked ie: some like el dente, I like to go a little past that stage, the key is to sample the pasta while in the later stages of cooking.

Step 3: Before draining the pasta, remove 2 cups of pasta water and place into a container to use with the Bolognese sauce. Turn off the heat, drain the pasta and rinse. I add ¼c of olive oil over the pasta after rinsing allowing it to remain tangle free and non-sticky. Cover the pasta and let sit until you’re ready to serve.