Meatballs
Our meatballs are always homemade, soft and delicious.
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- 1 lb Ground Pork (if you don't eat pork or veal this is also great with just beef)
- 1 lb Ground Veal
- 1 Onion
- 3 cloves Garlic
- ½ cup Fresh Basil
- 4 Eggs
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 1 cup Tomato Sauce (cold)
- ½ cup Grated Pecorino Romano Cheese
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Black Pepper
- 3 tbsp Dried Parsley Flakes
- 1-2 cups Breadcrumbs (add a little at a time to reach desired texture)
Instructions
- In large mixing bowl place Ground Beef, Ground Pork and Ground Veal (if you don't eat pork or veal this is also great with just replacing the pork and/or veal with beef).
- In processor puree Onion, Garlic and Fresh Basil. Add pureed onion mixture to ground meat and gently toss.
- Add Eggs, Heavy Cream, Tomato-Basil Sauce, Grated Pecorino Romano Cheese, Salt, Black Pepper, Parsley Flakes and Breadcrumbs (a little at a time to reach desired texture).
- Blend gently and form desired size meatballs. We always make small ones for hors d'oeuvres and medium size for pasta bars, sandwiches or entrees. I don't like huge meatballs, 2-3 oz ice cream scoop is just the right size and a 1oz scoop for cocktail size meatballs is perfect.
- Place meatballs on oiled baking sheet at 375℉ for 30 minutes if meatball includes pork and for 20 minutes if just beef.
