Classic Meatballs with Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

For Meatballs

• 1/2 cup fine fresh bread crumbs (traditional or gluten-free)

• 1/2 cup whole milk

• 1 lb Heartstone Farm’s pasture-raised ground beef (or ancestral ground beef)

• 1 lb Heartstone Farm ground pork

• 1 medium onion, peeled and diced

• 1 egg

• 3 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

• 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

• 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil

• 1 tsp salt

• Parmesan cheese and fresh basil as garnish (optional)

For Sauce:

• 4 cups canned crushed tomatoes

• 2 cloves of garlic, chopped

• 1 tbsp fresh oregano, finely chopped

• 1 tsp salt, divided