Meatball Recipe
These are delicious! After cooling the browned meatballs, you can easily freeze them for later.
Meatballs (Polpetti)
3 Tb Olive Oil
1 Small Onion, minced
3 Garlic, minced
1 Lb Ground Beef
1 Lb Ground Veal
1/2 Lb Ground Pork
1 1/4 C Bread Crumbs
3/4 C Pecorino Romano, grated
2 Tb Italian parsley, chopped
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3 Eggs
Place 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Sauté the onion and garlic for 3 minutes or until the onion is translucent. Set aside to cool.
In a large bowl, thoroughly combine the three meats, bread crumbs, cheese, the cooled onion and garlic, parsley, salt, pepper and eggs.
Shape the mixture into balls approximately the size of a large egg. You should end up with 24 meatballs.
Brown the meatballs in 2 tablespoons of olive oil.