Sunday Meatballs
Italian Sundays are an amazing tradition that I carry on with my family! Meatballs are an integral part of that. This is how my family like to prepare meatballs for the most important meal of the week!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs 85% Ground Beef or a mix of Beef, Veal and Pork
- 2 Eggs
- 2 cloves Garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup Fresh Parsley, chopped
- 1 cup Stale Italian Bread, cubed
- 1/2 cup Grated Pecorino Romano
- 1 tsp Salt
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Soak the bread in milk while preparing the rest of the ingredients.
- Add meat, salt, pepper, parsley, garlic, and cheese to a bowl.
- Whisk eggs in a separate bowl and pour into the mix.
- Once the bread is fully soaked in milk, scoop it out squeezing some of the milk out of it but not all! The milk will act as a tenderizer for the meat.
- Mix everything together and it the consistency seems to dry add the milk from the bowl and if its too wet add some plain breadcrumbs.
- Using a scoop, form uniform sized meatballs. Fry them in a neutral frying oil of your choice until golden brown.
- You can finish in the oven for a few minutes if your prefer to eat them without sauce or you can add them to a pot of sauce that is already cooking. I prefer to cook them in a separate pan. I scoop some sauce into a shallow saute pan, add the meatballs, add a 1/4 -1/2 cup of water, more sauce on top of the meatballs and let them steam until cooked through. **Make sure to place the cover on vented.** This will allow them to steam in the sauce and become very tender!