My Mom's Meatball Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 lb. ground pork or go with all beef. That's up to YOU.
- 1 1/2 cups Italian bread crumbs
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp. dried basil or 2 tbsp. chopped fresh
- 2 tbsp dried parsley or 4 tbsp. chopped fresh
- 1/2 tbsp salt
- 1/2 tbsp. black pepper
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 tbsp. red pepper flakes optional
Instructions
- Put the chopped beef and pork in a big bowl. Add all the other ingredients and mix it all together. Woogie and I used our hands because it was just more fun that way.
- Our mom used to form the meatballs by rolling a chunk of the mix in her hands then frying them in a skillet to get a crust on the outside so that they would be less likely to break up while cooking in the sauce. Now-a-days I set the oven at 400°F, scoop the meatballs with an ice cream scoop and put them on to a cookie sheet. 8-10 minutes and they are browned on the outside.
- Simmer in a pot or sauté pan covered with some of your good Simple Marinara Sauce, or some store bought stuff, it's ok, for about 30 minutes. Stir them around regularly being careful not to break them up. When there are puddles of oil floating on top of the sauce cook it for another 10 minutes and it's ready.
- AND, put the extras in zip bags in the freezer so they will be ready for you to team them up with some of your marinara sauce from the pantry or freezer for a weeknight, nuke it, no brainer.
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