Author Notes
my son wanted a lesson in making his favorite meat balls. This is a give or take recipe that a 24 year old on a budget can add or subtract from.... —cookbooksareforeveryone
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Ingredients
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1 pound
ground pork
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1 pound
ground veal (or turkey)
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1 pound
ground lamb (or beef)
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2
eggs
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6 tablespoons
bread crumbs
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1
large onion--grated
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2 tablespoons
mustard
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2 tablespoons
worcheshire
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1/2 cup
currants
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2 tablespoons
chopped parsely
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2 tablespoons
spicy ketchup (optional)
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1/2
prserved lemon (totally optional)
Directions
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wash your hands and in a big bowl mush all together/chill /
Make a da meatballs--you should make about 24 of them
in a big heavy frying pan heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and put bit of onion slice
carefully add the meatballs(do not crowd --do this in at least two batches) and cook for about ten minutes total as you carefully use a spoon to move them around and brown on all sides. remove to a plate. deglaze the burned onion and bits with two tablespoons of balsamic vinegar. remove from heat. Add to tomato sauce....see next.
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For tomato sauce. In a large pot add two large cans of good crushed tomatoes,
1/3 cup red wine /two tablespoons brown sugar, a few chopped cloves of garlic/ three tablespoon of chopped herbs (oregano/basil/parsely) Simmer sauce until reduced by about half. Salt /pepper/ brown sugar to taste. Add meat balls to sauce and cook for 1/2 hour. Serve with al dente pasta and fresthly grated parmesan. Be prepared to be loved....xoxox
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