Name: Italian Meat Balls
Ingredients: 4 slices white bread (softened in 1/2 cup milk); 1 lb. ground beef (or 3/4 lb. beef; 1/4 lb. ground pork); 2 eggs; 1/2 cup fresh Parmesan cheese (grated); 2 Tbs. fresh parsley (chopped); 1 large clove garlic (minced); 1/4 tsp. nutmeg (the secret ingredient); 1 tsp. salt; 1/4 tsp. black pepper; 2 Tbs. oil for frying

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Italian Meat Balls

Great texture and taste. Best of all they can be fried or baked and frozen.

Course Beef

Cuisine Italian

Ingredients

4 slices white bread softened in 1/2 cup milk
1 lb. ground beef or 3/4 lb. beef; 1/4 lb. ground pork
2 eggs
1/2 cup fresh Parmesan cheese grated
2 Tbs. fresh parsley chopped
1 large clove garlic minced
1/4 tsp. nutmeg the secret ingredient
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
2 Tbs. oil for frying

Instructions

Soften bread in milk for several minutes, mashing with fork to form a paste, a "panade"--this is what give the meatball such a smooth texture.
Combine bread with remaining ingredients. Form into 20 to 30 meatballs and brown in skillet with olive oil. Or bake in 350 degree oven for 15 to 20minutes, turning once.
If using with spaghetti sauce, add during last 30 minutes of cooking. Makes 30 meatballs. Freezes well.