Meatballs
Meatballs
MAKES (24-30)
Ingredients
- 2 # LEAN GROUND BEEF
- 1# GROUND PORK
- .5# VEAL (SUB BEEF IF NOT AVAILABLE
- 1TBS SALT
- 1TBS GROUND BLACK PEPPER
- 1tsp PAPRIKA
- 1tsp RED PEPPER FLAKES
- 4 CUPS OF STALE ITALIAN BREAD BROKEN TO 1/2GOLF BALL SIZE BITS
- 1 LARGE YELLO ONION CHOPPED
- 2 -3 CLOVES OF MINCED GARLIC
- 2 CUPS OF CHOPPED PARSLEY
- 1.5 CUPS OF GRATED PARMESIANO
- 3 EGGS
- 2 CUPS OF MILK
- 2 CUPS OF ITALIAN BREAD CRUMBS
Steps
- IN A LARGE MIXING BOWL COMBINE MEAT, GARLIC, ONIONS, SALT, PEPPER, PAPRIKA, RED PEP, PARSLEY, PARM, AND 3 LOOSE EGGS
- IN SEPRATE BOWL HYDRATE STALE BREAD WITH MILK. SQUEEZING BREAD TO SIMPLE DAMPNESS BREAK INTO YET SMALLER PIECES AND ADD TO BOWL. WITH GLOVED HAND MIX WELL.
- USE A 3 0Z ICE CREAM SCOOP TO KEEP BALLS A CONSISTENT SIZE. ROLL AND COMPRESS FURTHER WITH GLOVED HANDS.
- NEXT ROLL YOUR BALLS IN BREAD CRUMBS. BROWN 10 -12 BALLS GENTLY IN EVOO AND ADD TO THE SAUCE.
- THE REMAINING BALLS CAN BE BAKED IN OVEN @350 DEGREES FOR A HALF HOUR.
last updated december 2018