Italian Meatballs
Italian Meatballs

Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, italian meatballs. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Enjoy them with pasta or on a sandwich. I don't want to blow my own horn, but I'm determined to do everything I can "Your meatball recipe is the same as my Italian Nonna! Love the idea of soaking the bread in onion. Easy Slow-Cooker Mozzarella-Stuffed Meatballs And Sauce.

Italian Meatballs is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Italian Meatballs is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook italian meatballs using 21 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Italian Meatballs:
  1. Take 1 lb Ground beef
  2. Make ready 1 lb Ground pork
  3. Get 2 cup Sliced or torn bread
  4. Make ready 1 1/2 cup Milk
  5. Take 1 Chicken egg
  6. Get 1 cup Freshly grated parmesan cheese (medium grate) (plus more for service presentation)
  7. Take 1 medium White onion, finely diced
  8. Make ready 2 clove Garlic, minced
  9. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp Fennel seed
  10. Make ready 1 tbsp Italian Seasoning
  11. Make ready 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
  12. Make ready 1 pinch Red pepper flake
  13. Prepare 1 Your favorite marinara sauce
  14. Make ready 1 1/2 tbsp Kosher salt
  15. Get 1 1/2 tbsp Freshly-ground black pepper
  16. Take 2 pinch Kosher salt
  17. Get "Meatball" Subs
  18. Make ready 12 provolone or mozzarella (or both) slices
  19. Prepare 6 Hoagie buns
  20. Take Meatballs for Pasta
  21. Take 6 Servings cooked pasta

Meatballs freeze incredibly well, so go ahead and make a double batch of this recipe. Just arrange any you want to freeze in a single. A big batch to feed a crowd or freeze for later. They're the most tender, delicious meatballs ever!

Steps to make Italian Meatballs:
  1. Heat a large saute pan on low to medium-low heat. Toast the fennel seeds and red pepper flake in the pan for one to two minutes, taking care to not burn the spices. Add the olive oil and raise heat on the pan to medium.
  2. Add the diced onion to the sauté pan and one pinch of Kosher salt. Sweat onions for 5-6 minutes and add minced garlic. Sweat for another 5-6 minutes. Stir in Italian seasoning, sweat another minute or two and remove from heat and allow to cool to around room temp.
  3. Soak the bread pieces in the milk. In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg with a pinch of salt and a few grinds of black pepper. After the bread pieces have soaked up as much milk as possible, drain the excess and mash the bread with a fork so there are no large or medium sized chunks. Stir the bread and grated parmesan to combine in the large mixing bowl with the beaten egg mixture.
  4. Add cooled onion mixture to bread mixture and stir to combine. Add ground pork and ground beef to the mixture along with the 1/2 TBSP of Kosher salt and 1/2 TBSP of freshly-ground black pepper. It's easiest (for me, anyway) to mix this with your hands. Don't worry about over-mixing. Make sure the entire mixture is as homogeneous as possible.
  5. For Meatballs and pasta: Turn on your oven's broiler and put a rack about 3/4 of the way to the top. Form the meat mixture into 3-4 ounce balls (you'll have about 12-15 meatballs) and place them in a 9x13 roasting pan. Place them under the broiler for about 20 minutes or until the internal temperature is 165°F. The inside of the meatball will remain juicy, tender and flavorful. Serve with pasta and marinara and garnish with parmesan cheese.
  6. For "Meatball" Sandwiches: Form the meat mixture into patties. Fry in a pan on the stove top. Melt cheese over the patties. Toast a split hoagie roll. Assemble sandwich with a few tsps of marinara.

A big batch to feed a crowd or freeze for later. They're the most tender, delicious meatballs ever! These are the BEST Italian Meatballs! My Italian grandmother's recipe, the word perfect doesn't even begin to cover it. Check out the reviews on this recipe, your family will be sure to fall in love.

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