Saute onion and garlic in olive oil in a 5-quart saucepan until the onion is translucent.
Add tomato paste and beef broth to the pan. Stir until smooth. Add canned tomatoes. Add spices and stir well.
Turn to low and allow to simmer, uncovered while you make your meatballs. If you don’t want meatballs, you must be crazy (kidding!). You can simmer it for about an hour covered and serve over hot, cooked noodles.
TO MAKE THE MEATBALLS:
Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.
Form and roll meatballs to about the size of a golf ball.
Drop meatballs into your already prepared (and simmering) sauce. Simmer, covered for about 3 hours. Stir occasionally. You can vent the pan a little if you need it to cook down more (I usually do). Serve over hot, cooked pasta.
Notes
You can use dried parsley in this recipe if you’d like. Just decrease the measurement to 1 teaspoon of dried parsley.I hope you try this out and enjoy it as much as we do. We will never, ever go back to jarred pasta sauce again!!