Serves 4

Meatballs

INGREDIENTS

Olive oil
1 lb sweet Italian sausage, ground
4 cloves garlic, chopped fine
1 tablespoon dried fennel seeds
1 teaspoon dried red chili flakes
½ cup fresh parsley, chopped fine
2 tablespoons milk

Sauce

INGREDIENTS

1 12 oz can plain tomato sauce
1 12 oz container heavy whipping cream

PREPARATION

To assemble meatballs, use fingers to mix sausage, garlic, fennel seeds, chili flakes and parsley until well combined. Add the milk and mix into sausage mixture. Form into 1 inch balls and set aside. Heat olive oil in a heavy bottomed skillet on high heat. Sauté meatballs, rolling until all sides are well browned. Add the can of tomato sauce, mix gently and cook on medium to low heat for approximately five minutes, stirring occasionally. To make sure meatballs are cooked through, slice one open. If they are not cooked through, continue the cooking process. Turn off the heat and add heavy whipping cream stirring gently until tomato sauce and meatball mixture are all mixed together. Serve over pasta.