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Site logo image Sharon posted: " Homemade Italian Meatballs - Made with pork and beef and, these are the most tender and flavorful meatballs you've ever had! Tips & Tricks Dice the bread in small pieces. Make sure you cut the bread into small pieces. This will ensure it " CPA: Certified Pastry Aficionado

Homemade Italian Meatballs

Sharon

Sep 29

Homemade Italian Meatballs - Made with pork and beef and, these are the most tender and flavorful meatballs you've ever had!

homemade italian meatballs tossed with spaghetti and shot from overhead

Tips & Tricks

  1. Dice the bread in small pieces. Make sure you cut the bread into small pieces. This will ensure it mixes well into the meatballs and doesn't leave big chunks in the meatballs.
  2. Don't over mix the meat mixture. If you mix the ingredient too much, the meat will get overworked and become tough when cooked.
  3. Fresh parsley does wonders. I love the taste of fresh parsley in meatballs. It's not the ingredient to skip in this recipe. It really makes a difference!
  4. Cook the onions well. If the onions don't get time to cook before adding the other ingredients, they won't soften properly and will be crunchy in your sauce.
  5. Passata. I found that passata (Italian tomato puree) tastes much better than basic tomato puree. So if you can find it, use that! If not, tomato puree will be fine.

Homemade Italian Meatballs

For meatballs:

  • 1 small onion
  • 1 cup diced white bread
  • 14 ounces ground sirloin
  • 3 ounces ground pork
  • 1 large egg (beaten)
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley (chopped)
  • ¾ teaspoons salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

For red sauce:

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ¾ cup diced onion
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 24 ounces passata or tomato puree
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 3 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon salt

To serve:

  • 16 ounces spaghetti
  • fresh parsley, Parmesan cheese

For meatballs:

  1. Grate onion using a box grater into a bowl until you have about 1/2 cup with juices. Save the rest of the onion for later. Add bread to the bowl with the onion and press the onion into the bread to help the bread soak up the onion juices. Add ground pork and ground sirloin to the bowl, along with the egg, parmesan cheese, chopped parsley, salt and pepper. Mix together with your hands until well-blended, trying to break up the bread as much as possible.

  2. Using a scoop, form the balls into even sizes and place on a tray or plate. When you're done, set a large skillet or braising dish over medium-high heat. Drizzle with olive oil. Once hot. Place meatballs in the pan and cook for 2 minutes or until bottoms have browned. Flip and cook another few minutes to brown the other side. Remove when browned on the outside but not fully cooked inside. Set aside

For sauce:

  1. Before you start on the sauce, boil and salt water. Add spaghetti and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain pasta. Add back to pot and toss with some with olive oil so it doesn't stick together. Set aside.

  2. Add more olive oil to your skillet or braising dish. Add onions and cook until tender and translucent, about 4-5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 more minute until fragrant. Add passata, water, herbs, and spices and stir to remove any browned pieces from the pan. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer.

  3. Add meatballs to the sauce and cover to cook the sauce and meatballs together for 5 minutes. Remove cover and stir. Cook for 5 more minutes or until onions are cooked and sauce is thickened. Remove from heat and serve with spaghetti.

Recipe adapted from Recipe Tin Eats

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