Bocelli’s Famous Meatballs
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Cut day-old bread into small cubes.
- 2Pour milk over the bread cubes in a bowl.
- 3Add veal, beef, and pork to a large bowl.
- 4Add eight eggs to the meat.
- 5Add fresh parsley to the meat and eggs.
- 6Add Pecorino cheese to the mixture.
- 7Add Parmigiano cheese to the mixture.
- 8Season with salt.
- 9Season with pepper.
- 10Crush Italian oregano in your hand to separate the leaves and add to the mixture.
- 11Crush and mince garlic.
- 12Add minced garlic to the mixture.
- 13Add the milk-soaked bread to the mixture.
- 14Mix all ingredients thoroughly with your hands until well combined.
- 15Add Italian breadcrumbs to the mixture.
- 16Form the mixture into individual meatballs.
- 17Place the formed meatballs into a pot of simmering red sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 pound veal
- 1 pound beef
- 1 pound pork
- 4.5 pounds total meat
- day-old bread
- milk
- 2 eggs
- fresh parsley
- pecorino cheese
- parmigiano cheese
- salt
- pepper
- Italian oregano
- garlic
- Italian breadcrumbs
Equipment
large bowlknifecutting boardspoonplatebaking sheet
Tips
- Use a mix of veal, beef, and pork for the meatballs.
- Add two eggs for every pound of meat.
- Crush the Italian oregano in your palm to separate the leaves from the stem bits, as the stem bits should not be in the meatballs.
- Do not put onions in the meatballs; use only garlic.
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