Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, italian meatballs. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Italian Meatballs is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Italian Meatballs is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook italian meatballs using 21 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Italian Meatballs:
- Make ready Ground beef
- Take Ground pork
- Prepare Sliced or torn bread
- Make ready Milk
- Prepare Chicken egg
- Take Freshly grated parmesan cheese (medium grate) (plus more for service presentation)
- Take White onion, finely diced
- Make ready Garlic, minced
- Get Fennel seed
- Prepare Italian Seasoning
- Get Extra virgin olive oil
- Take Red pepper flake
- Prepare Your favorite marinara sauce
- Get Kosher salt
- Get Freshly-ground black pepper
- Get Kosher salt
- Prepare "Meatball" Subs
- Make ready provolone or mozzarella (or both) slices
- Make ready Hoagie buns
- Make ready Meatballs for Pasta
- Prepare Servings cooked pasta
They're extremely easy to make and can be made ahead of time for an easy weeknight dinner. These meatballs with spicy Italian turkey sausage, spicy Italian ground turkey, Cheddar cheese, egg, onion, and seasoning are great for snack or in your spaghetti. I use these as a great snack item. I use small snack-size bags, place three in each bag, and freeze.
Steps to make Italian Meatballs:
- Heat a large saute pan on low to medium-low heat. Toast the fennel seeds and red pepper flake in the pan for one to two minutes, taking care to not burn the spices. Add the olive oil and raise heat on the pan to medium.
- Add the diced onion to the sauté pan and one pinch of Kosher salt. Sweat onions for 5-6 minutes and add minced garlic. Sweat for another 5-6 minutes. Stir in Italian seasoning, sweat another minute or two and remove from heat and allow to cool to around room temp.
- Soak the bread pieces in the milk. In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg with a pinch of salt and a few grinds of black pepper. After the bread pieces have soaked up as much milk as possible, drain the excess and mash the bread with a fork so there are no large or medium sized chunks. Stir the bread and grated parmesan to combine in the large mixing bowl with the beaten egg mixture.
- Add cooled onion mixture to bread mixture and stir to combine. Add ground pork and ground beef to the mixture along with the 1/2 TBSP of Kosher salt and 1/2 TBSP of freshly-ground black pepper. It's easiest (for me, anyway) to mix this with your hands. Don't worry about over-mixing. Make sure the entire mixture is as homogeneous as possible.
- For Meatballs and pasta: Turn on your oven's broiler and put a rack about 3/4 of the way to the top. Form the meat mixture into 3-4 ounce balls (you'll have about 12-15 meatballs) and place them in a 9x13 roasting pan. Place them under the broiler for about 20 minutes or until the internal temperature is 165°F. The inside of the meatball will remain juicy, tender and flavorful. Serve with pasta and marinara and garnish with parmesan cheese.
- For "Meatball" Sandwiches: Form the meat mixture into patties. Fry in a pan on the stove top. Melt cheese over the patties. Toast a split hoagie roll. Assemble sandwich with a few tsps of marinara.
These classic Italian-American style meatballs are huge and pillowy soft! They're mixed with ground beef and pork, loaded with herbs and cheese, and served with a traditional tomato sauce. Make them baseball-sized for a dinner entree, or roll them smaller for an appetizer. Make a Double Batch for Your Future Self. Meatballs freeze incredibly well, so go ahead and make a double batch of this recipe.
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