Grandmother's Meatball Recipe
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Wash your hands thoroughly before handling the ingredients.
- 2Add 2 pounds of ground meat to a mixing bowl. This can be 85% lean ground beef and meatloaf mix (a combination of ground beef, veal, and pork).
- 3Add 2 eggs to the meat.
- 4Add 1 cup of seasoned Italian bread crumbs.
- 5Add 1/4 cup of grated Pecorino Romano or Parmesan cheese.
- 6Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt.
- 7Add 1/2 teaspoon of pepper.
- 8Add 1/4 cup of whole milk.
- 9Optionally, add 2 teaspoons of finely chopped Italian parsley.
- 10Mix all ingredients together by hand until they are pretty homogenous, with some small chunks remaining.
- 11Take about 1.5 to 2 inches of the mixture and roll them into meatballs.
Ingredients
- 0.25 cups grated Romano / Parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs
- 0.25 cup whole milk
- 1 cup Italian style bread crumbs with Italian seasoning
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp pepper
- 2 tsp flat Italian parsley
- 2 pounds ground meat
- ground beef
- ground veal
- ground pork
Equipment
cookie sheetmixing bowl
Tips
- Use an 80% or 85% lean ground beef to preserve moisture, especially if skipping pork. If skipping the pork, go for the 80% lean.
- For the meat, a 3:1 ratio of ground beef to a combination of ground veal and ground pork is recommended, or 3:1 ground beef to veal (pork is optional).
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