Italian Meatballs

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb ground lamb
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground veal
• 1/2 cup italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 1 cup italian bread, diced small pieces
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/3 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese
• 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1/4 cup italian parsley, chopped
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground

Recipe

• 1 combine italian bread cubes (small cubes) and milk and let sit for a few minutes.
• 2 crumble lamb, beef and veal in a mixing bowl.
• 3 sprinkle the dry bread crumbs, cheese, parsley and garlic over meat.
• 4 in a separate small bowl - - beat egg, salt and black pepper until blended. pour over meat mixture.
• 5 mix ingredients.
• 6 italian bread cubed - - squeeze out excess milk from bread crumbs and add bread cubes to meat mixture. gently mix. if mixture seems a little dry, add a small amount of remaining milk as needed.
• 7 shape the meat mixture into 1 1/2" meatballs.
• 8 cooking options:.
• 9 a. roll meatballs into flour until lightly coated. cook meatballs in olive oil until golden brown and cooked in middle.
• 10 b. or place meatballs on a baking sheet and cook at 425 degrees for about 25 - 30 minutes.
• 11 at this point the meatballs can be added to sauce or frozen for a later use.