Recipe Category: Italian
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Ingredients
- Serving Size : 15
- 1 pound ground chuck
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese – grated
- 1 pound ground pork
- 4 garlic cloves* – (4 to 6)
- 3 while – smilin’ eggs
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 cup bread crumbs*
- fresh basil leaves***
Method
- * Or enough to hold the mixture together.
- Try to use leftover French or Italian bread, and whole wheat crumbs work well also.
- ** Chopped very fine *** If you have them on hand (GrandMa Rose always adds fresh basil) YIELD: 15-18 medium meatballs, or 40-45 tiny meatballs.
- Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl.
- Toss gently with your hands until the meat has become thoroughly blended with all the seasonings.
- The mixture should be farily moist.
- To form the meatballs, wet your hands in a small bowl of lukewarm water and then pick up about 1/3 cup of the meatball mixture.
- Roll it in the palm of your hands to form a smooth ball about 1 inch in diameter.
- Drop the meatballs directly into your basic tomato sauce recipe.
- Or, if you prefer a crusty meatball, fry in approximately 3 tablespoons of olive oil on med heat for about 5 min, turning to brown evenly.
- Then drop them into gently boiling tomato sauce as they are browned.
- Meatballs take about 20 min to cook well.
- Remember to scrape the bottom of skillet and pour meat particles into sauce.
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