Meatballs and spaghetti sauce, Boston baked beans – Crock-Pot VersaWare Pro User Manual
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Note: when using an electric stovetop, the heat diff user
MUST ALWAYS be used with the VersaWare® Pro stoneware.
Note: when using an electric stovetop, the heat diff user
MUST ALWAYS be used with the VersaWare® Pro stoneware.
Meatballs and Spaghetti Sauce
Meatballs:
4 pounds ground beef
2 onions, chopped
2 cups 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, fi nely 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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