Nicolina DiSpirito's popular meatballs


Course : Meat
Serves: 24 meatballs
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Ingredients:


1/2 cup chicken stock

1/2 large sweet onion

4 cloves garlic, chopped

1/2 bunch parsley, chopped

1/2 pound ground beef

1/2 pound ground pork

1/2 pound ground veal

1/2 cup bread crumbs

5 large eggs

1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

2 or 3 pinches chile flakes

1 teaspoon salt, or to taste

2 tablespoons Extra-virgin olive oil
 

Preparation / Directions:


Place chicken stock, onion, garlic and parsley in blender or food processor and purée. Set aside.

Combine ground meats, bread crumbs, eggs, cheese, chile flakes, salt and stock mixture in a large bowl and mix lightly with hands until uniform. Do not overmix.

Rub hands with a little olive oil and form mixture into 2-oz. balls.

Heat oil (about 1/2-inch deep) over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Brown meatballs, turning once. Do not crowd meatballs. Drain; simmer in marinara sauce. Serve over spaghetti if desired.


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