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Italian Meatballs

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cups breadcrumbs made from stale white sandwich bread
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1 clove garlic, finely grated
  • 1/4 onion, finely grated (you need about 1-2 tsp onion pulp)
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 tbsp finely minced fresh parsley, or 1/4 tsp dried parsley
  • 1 1/5 lbs ground meat (any combination of beef, veal and/or pork on hand)
  • cooked spaghetti & tomato sauce for serving

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees & line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
  2. Combine breadcrumbs & milk in a large bowl, then mix in grated garlic & onion.
  3. Add in salt, egg, grated cheese & parsley. Mix with your hands until combined.
  4. Add in meat & mix with your hands until breadcrumbs are evenly distributed & mixture is relatively homogeneous. DO NOT OVERMIX!
  5. Wet your hands & form meat into balls (about 1/4 cup big). Space them out evenly on the prepared baking sheet.
  6. Bake 7-8 min, then remove from over & turn the meatballs over.
  7. Return meatballs to oven & bake another 7-8 min. The meatballs should be nicely browned on two sides.
  8. While the meatballs are baking, prepare your pasta & heat your sauce over the stove.
  9. Once meatballs are done browning in oven, add them directly into sauce & simmer.
  10. Simmer meatballs on lowest possible heat until pasta is done & ready to serve.
  11. Garnish with more parmesan cheese and fresh herbs (basil or parsley are great options).