How to Make Delicious Italian Meatballs

Italian Meatballs.

You can cook Italian Meatballs using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Italian Meatballs

1. You need 2 slice of white bread.
2. It's 3/4 lb of beef (chuck).
3. You need 3/4 lb of italian sausage.
4. You need 1/4 cup of grated parmesan.
5. You need 1/4 cup of grated Romano.
6. Prepare 1/4 cup of chopped flat leaf parsley.
7. It's 2 tsp of kosher salt.
8. You need 1/4 cup of gratrd onion.
9. Prepare 2 clove of garlic minced.
10. It's 1 large of egg, beaten.
11. You need pinch of black pepper.
12. You need 1/3 cup of olive oil, divided.

Italian Meatballs step by step

1. Grate the bread or pulse into crumbs in a food processor. In a small bowl toss the bread crumbs with 1/3 cup cold water to re-hydrate..
2. In a large bowl, combine the bread crumbs, Italian sausage, beef, Parmesan, Romano, parsley, salt, onion, garlic, and egg and mix until combined. Season the meat mixture with pepper..
3. Using your hands, gently form the meat mixture into slightly larger than golf ball-sized balls. Refridgerate for 1 to 24 hours..
4. Heat half the oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Add half of the meatballs and cook, turning occasionally, until well browned, about 6 minutes. Repeat for the remaining meatballs..
5. Drain meatballs, then add to a marinara sauce or tomato sauce. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes..