# Grandmother's Meatball Recipe

This is a traditional meatball recipe, passed down through generations, ensuring a delicious and moist outcome.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Wash your hands thoroughly before handling the ingredients.
2. Add 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).
3. Add 2 eggs to the meat.
4. Add 1 cup of seasoned Italian bread crumbs.
5. Add 1/4 cup of grated Pecorino Romano or Parmesan cheese.
6. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt.
7. Add 1/2 teaspoon of pepper.
8. Add 1/4 cup of whole milk.
9. Optionally, add 2 teaspoons of finely chopped Italian parsley.
10. Mix all ingredients together by hand until they are pretty homogenous, with some small chunks remaining.
11. Take about 1.5 to 2 inches of the mixture and roll them into meatballs.

## Equipment

- cookie sheet
- mixing 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).

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTHpw15F41DTe-xkmOd/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/42d14bf7-121d-4983-9f2c-1450f187eb8c
- Extracted: 2025-08-02

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