Directions for: Giant Italian Meatballs
Ingredients
1 lb(s) ground beef
1 lb(s) ground veal
1 lb(s) ground pork
2 large pieces bread, soaked in 1/2 cup milk
1 cup dried breadcrumbs
4 large eggs
1 large onion, diced
2 red peppers, diced
5 large cloves fresh garlic, minced
fresh Italian parsley
fresh basil
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. in a shallow bowl, pour milk over bread and allow to soak. Set aside.
3. in a large pan, saut onions and red peppers until soft, about six minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
4. Mix together meat, eggs, cooled onions and peppers, milk-soaked bread and herbs, adding breadcrumbs until mixture is dry enough to form balls. do not over mix.
5. for giant meatballs, form a ball about the size of a small baseball and brown in a large saucepan. Place on a parchment-lined baking pan and bake for 45-50 minutes.
6. for smaller meatballs, roll each one out a bit smaller than a golf ball and place on a parchment-lined baking pan (no need to brown first). Bake for 45 to 50 minutes. Top with your favourite marina sauce.
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