Paolo's Meatballs & Sauce

1 pound Ground Beef
1/2-1 cup Bread Crumbs
3 eggs
2 Tbsp. Parsley (fresh recommended)
1/2-2 cup Parmesan
salt & pepper to taste
"Pinch" of Nutmeg
1 clove crushed Garlic

1. Mix well the above; add bread crumbs if the final product is too runny.
2. Set aside; refrigerate. Start sauce.
3. Cover bottom of a deep pan in extra virgin olive oil. Add 2-3 whole cloves garlic and heat on medium for several minutes.
4. Add Large can of crushed tomatoes (Hunt's recommended) and a few whole tomatoes (which I crush in my fingers, first).
5. Season with a little salt and cook on Med/Low for 10 minutes.
6. Roll meatballs and drop in sauce. Once done, cook for 20-25 minutes.
7. *Optional: Throw in some fresh basil leaves with 2 minutes left in the cooking time.

Shrimp Burritos

OK, so this is Marya posting, and this is a style for preparing shrimp so as to then use them--instead of chicken--for burritos...int the way you have all seen me make them.


2 pounds shrimp (shells and tails removed); *This amount made about 12 burritos.
olive oil
4 tsp minced garlic
1/4 cup lime juice (fresh is best)
1/8 - 1/4 cup fresh cilantro; *Approximate measurement; ripped into small pieces w/ no stems.
1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes (to taste)

1. Cover the bottom of a pan with oil; warm oil and stir around the garlic until softened (brown, NOT BURN).
2. Stir in the rest of the ingredients, and cook until shrimp turns pink. Stir frequently, and make sure it is cooked through.
3. Scoop out the shrimp with a slotted spoon, and chop to smaller pieces; return to liquid once chopped.
4. Scoop spoonfuls into your burritos and ENJOY!!!
   

SO GOOD!!