Italian Meatballs
Real Italian meatballs made with soaked bread, milk, eggs, parsley, garlic, and Parmesan. Brown in olive oil or simmer in sauce. Freezes well.
Ingredients
- 2 slices day-old bread
- ½ cup milk
- 1 pound ground beef or combination of beef, pork, or veal
- 2 eggs
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
- ⅓ cup parsley
- breadcrumbs, as needed if mixture is too soft (optional; roll meatballs in breadcrumbs)
- olive oil, for browning
- sauce, for simmering (optional)
Instructions
- Put the bread, milk, eggs, and parsley in a blender and blend; add this to the meat and mix well.
- Shape into meatballs; add breadcrumbs if the mixture seems too soft (roll the meatballs in breadcrumbs).
- Brown in olive oil for 10 minutes or cook in the microwave; some folks simply add some of the sauce to this meat pan and allow to simmer, others drain the fat and add the meatballs to sauce.
- This delicious sauce can be used over your favorite pasta, rice, or any vegetable. Those on a low-carb diet can serve it on soy pasta or string beans and top with lots of extra cheese. Freezes well.
Notes
Keywords: garlic, beef, pork, appetizers.
Credit: © Lorraine Kiefer.
