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Italian Meatballs Recipe

	Grifter1 / All my dishes 1 year, 1 month ago My grandma's meatballs... doesn't get much better than these Prep:20m Cook:15m Servings:48	Grifter1
	italian beef meatball

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Ingredients

1 1/4 lbs lean ground beef

2 eggs, beaten

1/2-3/4 cup plain breadcrumbs

1/4-1/2 cup fresh shredded parmesan

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

4-5 cloves garlic

3 tsp sea salt

1/2 cup olive oil

Directions

Mix beef, eggs, 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, 1/4-1/2 cup parmesan (depending on taste) and parsley in a large bowl

Peel and roughly chop garlic, then mash with mortar and pestle along with 1-2 tsp sea salt until a paste is formed

Add garlic paste to beef mixture

Mix beef gently with hands until just combined. Do not overwork the meat

Heat oil in heavy bottomed pan (preferrably cast iron) over medium to medium high heat and preheat oven to 400

Form 2-4 tbsp sized meatballs out of the mixture, rolling in your hands gently, and add to the hot oil

Continue to add meatballs about 1 inch apart so not to overcrowd the pan (this will take 2-3 batches at least)

Cook until browned on one side, then flip meatballs over. Larger meatballs might need to be browned on more than one side

Place browned meatballs on greased baking sheet

Once all batches of meatballs are browned, place in oven for 5-10 minutes to finish cooking. Smaller meatballs might be completely cooked before the oven, larger meatballs will need around 10 minutes, this is based on preference

Once meatballs come out of the oven, sprinkle with remaining tsp of sea salt and serve

You can also finish cooking the meatballs in sauce instead of the oven, though you'll lose the crispy exterior (which is my favorite)

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Comments

chefjeb 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Your grandmother's recipe is classic. Too many people junk up meatballs with stuff. True Italian meatballs are basic and this recipe captures that. The meat, as you said, must be lean. And don't substitute fake dried parsley. Good ingredients, good recipe. Thanks for sharing.

pat2me 8 months ago said:
Thank you for posting this, it's just what I was loooking for!

pat2me 7 months, 4 weeks ago said:
Hi, Grifter1

Your Grandma Rocks!

Just made your Italian meatballs.......love them!

I did use only 1 tsp salt (BP, you know) and they're really perfect. Everyone's picking at them and I'm worried about them making it to the dinner table.

Thanks again, great recipe!
Pat

justabeginner 7 months, 1 week ago said:
Second time for these. Lost the recipe, so I re-visited. Excellent, Grandma would be proud.

livewell 5 months ago said:
Outstanding. Thanks!

dtour 4 months, 3 weeks ago said:
That's what meatballs are all about.....to compliment the sauce. Your meatballs allowed my sauce to stand out yet what a pleasure to have very tasty meat balls in the sauce...thx. They make great meatball subs!

srmoore 4 months, 2 weeks ago said:
These were great!! Made them the other night, were super easy and my kids loved them. It was nice to have something simple with all the ingredients on hand. Thank your Grandma from all us moms trying to keep a whole family happy.

lyanthya 3 months, 2 weeks ago said:
I just made these with spaghetti for dinner. Absolutely wonderful. Thank you.

baker1313 2 months, 3 weeks ago said:
My grandmothers recipe also! Excellent and you're right-it does not get better than this! She just added the garlic minced finely and added the salt and pepper. A simple, fabulous recipe!

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