Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, italian meatballs. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
I don't want to blow my own horn, but I'm determined to do everything I can "Your meatball recipe is the same as my Italian Nonna! Love the idea of soaking the bread in onion. These classic Italian-American style meatballs are huge and pillowy soft!
Italian Meatballs is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Italian Meatballs is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have italian meatballs using 21 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Italian Meatballs:
- Make ready 1 lb Ground beef
- Get 1 lb Ground pork
- Take 2 cup Sliced or torn bread
- Take 1 1/2 cup Milk
- Get 1 Chicken egg
- Get 1 cup Freshly grated parmesan cheese (medium grate) (plus more for service presentation)
- Take 1 medium White onion, finely diced
- Make ready 2 clove Garlic, minced
- Take 1 1/2 tbsp Fennel seed
- Prepare 1 tbsp Italian Seasoning
- Make ready 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- Take 1 pinch Red pepper flake
- Get 1 Your favorite marinara sauce
- Make ready 1 1/2 tbsp Kosher salt
- Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp Freshly-ground black pepper
- Prepare 2 pinch Kosher salt
- Take "Meatball" Subs
- Get 12 provolone or mozzarella (or both) slices
- Take 6 Hoagie buns
- Get Meatballs for Pasta
- Get 6 Servings cooked pasta
Dennis Malloy, our resident chief, is back in the kitchen this week for National Meatball Day to teach you how to make classic Italian Meatballs. Make a Double Batch for Your Future Self. Meatballs freeze incredibly well, so go ahead and make a double batch of this recipe. Just arrange any you want to freeze in a single.
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.
This classic Italian Meatballs recipe makes the best, most juicy and tender homemade meatballs in a few easy steps. Soft, juicy bite-size nuggets cooked to perfection in rich tomato sauce. Italian meatballs are made with a mixture of beef and another meat, lots of Italian herbs, and are coated in marinara sauce. A big batch to feed a crowd or freeze for later. They're the most tender, delicious meatballs ever!
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