Thursday, November 9, 2017

Italian Spice Meatballs









Ground Meat
1 lbs.
Whatever you like. 
I used turkey



Liquid
1 T Red Wine
optional



Fat
¼ cup olive oil
This depends on the meat. 
The Turkeywas 2% fat
and needed some oil.



Eggs
2




Bread Crumbs
1 cup
Depends on meat and fat. 
The Turkey,eggs, and oil
were very runny



Salt
1 t Kosher

Sugar
1 t

Ground Black Pepper
1 t

Red Pepper Flakes
1 t

Paprika
1 t




Garlic
4/6 cloves, crushed

Onion
1 cup chopped & sauteed




Oregano
1 t

Parsley
1 t

Fennel Seeds
1 t





In a mixing bowl. (I used our Kitchen Aid mixer on the lowest speed.) Start with the eggs and the liquid. Start mixing. Add fat, and onions. Then meat and garlic, followed by salt, sugar, spices and herbs. Add bread crumbs until you get a texture you can form into balls.

Form the mixture into balls. I made 15 about 2” diameter. Cover the bottom of a baking pan with a small quantity of olive oil. Place the balls in the oiled pan.

Bake 40 minutes in a medium oven. Turn the balls over hallway through. 

Serve with pasta in a marinara sauce. 

Note: I use a free hand with spices and herbs. More is not a big problem. 

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