So… we had some folks over for dinner not too long ago… and I decided to make some fettuccini and meatballs for dinner.
The quality of your meatballs will greatly depend on the quality and type of meat that you put into the mix.
For this batch, I used (from left to right) Ground beef, Italian sausage, and ground lamb. Regular ground pork works as well… and normally instead of ground lamb, I would use ground veal… but none of the local grocery places had ground veal. If you get sausage like above, you’ll have to take it out of its skin… but no big deal, a simple slit with a knife, and it pulls right off.
So… this is about a pound of beef, a half pound of sausage, and a half pound of lamb… along with 2 TBSP Italian spices… 2 eggs…. 1 cup of parmesan cheese… a cup and a half of breadcrumbs.. and of course.. 2-3 freshly chopped garlic cloves. Once you have it all in a bowl together.. mix it all up by hand.
After it’s all mixed up, it should be sticking together nicely and easy to form into balls….
Form the concoction into meatball sized balls…
.. and then bake them at 375 degrees for about 40 minutes or so…
They should be a nice golden brown after 40-45 minutes… once they’re done in the oven… pull them out and toss them into a pot on the stove…
They should sit on the stove in simmering sauce for at least an hour. That’s it! It’s that easy to make some awesome meatballs…
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