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| 1. To make the meatballs, combine chopped meat, eggs, bread, Romano cheese, parsley and salt and pepper to taste in a medium bowl. Form golf ball-sized meatballs; place into freezer to firm up. | 2. To make sauce, heat olive oil in a large pot on medium heat. Saute onion, garlic and fry links of sausage. | 3. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, brown beef chunks and pork neck bones; reserve. | 4. When onions and garlic are done, turn heat down to low. Add tomato paste; stir and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the browned beef and pork, crushed tomatoes, wine, bay leaves, cinnamon, parsley, basil and salt and pepper to taste; stir. | 5. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown meatballs; reserve. | 6. Simmer sauce over low heat for 3 to 4 hours, add meatballs and simmer for 1 hour. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Cover pasta with sauce and meatballs, serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef brisket	1	pound	chopped	703.08	0.0	93.9859	33.4303
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
white bread	3	slices		-	-	-	-
romano cheese	1/2	cup	grated	-	-	-	-
parsley	1	pinch		0.1125	0.0198	0.0093	0.0025
salt pepper	to taste			201.7338	0.0	44.8801	1.1333
olive oil	3	tablespoons		358.02	0.0	0.0	40.5
onion	4		chopped	256.0	59.776	7.04	0.64
garlic	6	cloves	chopped	26.82	5.9508	1.1448	0.09
italian sausage	12	links	sweet	4691.76	8.814	193.23	424.8348
beef brisket	1 1/2	pounds	cubed	703.08	0.0	93.9859	33.4303
pork neck	1/2	pound	bone	201.7338	0.0	44.8801	1.1333
tomato paste	4	cans		557.6	128.588	29.375999999999998	3.196
tomato	3	cans	crushed	186.2069	41.2894	9.7151	1.6192
red wine	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
bay leaf	4			-	-	-	-
cinnamon	1/4	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
parsley	1/4	teaspoon		0.1125	0.0198	0.0093	0.0025
basil	1	teaspoon		0.2032	0.0234	0.0278	0.0057
salt pepper	to taste			201.7338	0.0	44.8801	1.1333
pasta	3	packages		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.