Grandma's Italian Meatballs: Quick, Easy, Deliziose!
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Add your favorite tasty tomato sauce and these authentic Italian meatballs go great with pasta or make for a tasty sub-sandwich on warm, crusty rolls. As grandma would say, "That's a some a meat-a-ball !"
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- 15mins
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ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf Italian parsley, roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil, roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh parmesan cheese, grated
- 1⁄2 cup raisins
- 1⁄2 cup pignoli nut
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- red pepper flakes, to taste
- 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1⁄4 cup red wine
- anchovy, chopped (1 fillet) (optional)
directions
- Combine all ingredients (except the olive oil and wine) in a large mixing bowl. Mix well.
- To make the meatballs: With damp hands, take a portion of the ground beef mixture and roll between palms to form a 1-inch round ball that is firmly packed. Repeat. Cook's Tip: If the ground beef mixture becomes too dry for the meatballs to properly stick together, add a sprinkle of water to the mixture as needed.
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Cook the meatballs one of two (2) ways:
- a. Grandma's way was to drop the hand rolled meatballs into boiling hot tomato sauce during the last 20-30 minutes of the sauce's cooking time.
- b. Another popular method in our family is to fry the meatballs. Heat the olive oil in a wide, heavy-bottomed skillet over a medium-high flame. Add the meatballs, but do not over-crowd the skillet - Cook in a single layer. Cook for 10 or so minutes. As meatballs are finishing, add a little bit of red wine to de-glazethe skillet. Cook's Tip: Brown well on bottoms before turning, or meatballs will break apart. DO NOT OVERCOOK.
- DELICIOUS VARIATION TO THIS RECIPE: Add one (1) chopped anchovie to the above-described ground beef mixture. Reduce your salt to a 1/4 teaspoon.
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Add your favorite tasty tomato sauce and these authentic Italian meatballs go great with pasta or make for a tasty sub-sandwich on warm, crusty rolls. As grandma would say, "That's a some a meat-a-ball !"
