I have been on a search for the most delish meatball. I found it. It is the Rao's Meatball recipe that I had tweaked to my liking. You can can tweak yours to your liking like all Beef, or all turkey, you can do Half and half or really whatever you enjoy, this is what I found to be the perfect blend for the best meatball. Just so you know....... Rao's Marinara is THE best sauce EVER, so you can cheat and buy that sauce to simmer these in. I make the sauce and meatballs every Sunday and they are always a fan favorite. Enjoy!!!
1 pound ground beef, ½ pound ground veal, l½ pound ground pork
3 large eggs
1 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese
1 ½ tablespoons chopped Italian parsley
½ small garlic clove, peeled and minced, optional
2 cups bread crumbs (see below+)
1.5 cups lukewarm water
Salt (preferably Kosher or Sea Salt) and freshly ground pepper to taste
1 cup fine-quality olive oil
1 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese
1 ½ tablespoons chopped Italian parsley
½ small garlic clove, peeled and minced, optional
2 cups bread crumbs (see below+)
1.5 cups lukewarm water
Salt (preferably Kosher or Sea Salt) and freshly ground pepper to taste
1 cup fine-quality olive oil
- Combine meats in a large bowl. Add eggs, cheese, parsley, garlic and salt and pepper to taste. Using your hands, blend ingredients together. Blend bread crumbs into meat mixture. Slowly add water, 1 cup at a time, until the mixture is quite moist.
- Shape meat mixture into balls
- Heat oil in a large sauté pan. When oil is very hot but not smoking, fry meatballs in batches. When bottom half of meatball is very brown and slightly crisp turn and cook top half. Remove from heat and drain on paper towels.
- Lower cooked meatballs into simmering Marinara Sauce ( we use the Rao's Marinara Jar or I make the recipe) and cook for 15 minutes. Serve over pasta or on their own.
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