The Best Meatballs Ever!
- Reviews 6
Ready In: 30 mins
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1⁄4 cup onion, chopped
- 1 large egg
- 1⁄2 cup breadcrumbs (i use italian style)
- 2 slices white bread (crusts removed)
- 1 cup chopped fresh basil
- 2 cups water
- tomato sauce, of choice, for stewing
Directions
- Place tomato sauce in large pot on the stove on medium heat.
- Soak crustless bread in medium bowl with the two cups of water about 2 minutes until bread is totally moistened; squeeze out excess water.
- In a large bowl combine bread and all other ingredients except water, mix well with hands until all are combined. Add water if needed.
- Transfer onto plastic wrap and flatten meat to about 1/4 inch (this is an easy method to make meatballs eaqual in size, but optional of course; score meat mixture into 2 inch squares, (like a checker board).
- Roll'em up and place them in sauce.
- Stew in sauce for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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