Instructions: Put oil, basil, garlic and chillies in pot on low heat to warm then add tomato paste, tomato juice and soda or sugar. Make meatballs: 1lb. hamburg, 1 clove garlic chopped, salt & pepper and pinch of basil and 1 egg, mix well and make into small balls and add to sauce.

Cook on low heat for about three hours.

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