# Meatballs

A super easy recipe for authentic Italian meatballs, flash-fried and then cooked in a homemade sauce for a moist and juicy result.

- Servings: 26 servings
- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 lbs ground beef
- 2 eggs
- 0.75 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
- 1 big handful chopped flat and curly parsley
- 2 to 3 big dollops garlic
- 1 cup to 1.25 cups Parmesan cheese
- 1.5 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 0.25 cup milk
- 0.75 of a whole onion (approximately) pureed onions
- 0.5 inch depth in pan olive oil for flash frying

## Instructions

1. Start with 2 lbs of ground beef (85-90% fat content is fine).
2. Add two eggs.
3. Add about 3/4 cup of Italian seasoned breadcrumbs.
4. Add a big handful of chopped flat and curly parsley.
5. Add two to three big dollops of garlic.
6. Add one cup to one and a quarter cups of Parmesan cheese.
7. Add one and a half teaspoons of salt.
8. Add about one teaspoon of pepper.
9. Add about two tablespoons of dried oregano.
10. Add about a quarter cup of milk.
11. Puree about 3/4 of an onion in a blender and add it to the mixture.
12. Mix all ingredients together until well combined and moist.
13. Form meatballs, slightly larger than a golf ball.
14. Pour about a half-inch of non-extra virgin olive oil into a pan for flash frying.
15. Prepare a plate with paper towels to soak up excess oil.
16. Flash fry the meatballs quickly, just enough to brown them slightly on all sides without cooking them through.
17. Add the flash-fried meatballs to your sauce.
18. Let the meatballs cook in the sauce for about an hour.

## Equipment

- blender
- pan
- plate
- paper towels

## Tips

- Using 85-90% fat ground beef works to your advantage for moist meatballs.
- Using Italian seasoned breadcrumbs helps meatballs stay moist.
- Puree onions for a more dispersed and savory flavor.
- Flash frying the meatballs before adding them to the sauce prevents them from falling apart.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS5yc3162/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ba62b778-6b0e-4d26-9e34-458d477399ec
- Extracted: 2026-01-04

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