Meatballs Recipe

Ingredients

Extra-virgin olive oil

1 large onion chopped 1/4-inch

Salt

4 cloves garlic, smashed and chopped

Pinch crushed red pepper

1/2 pound ground beef

1/2 pound ground lamb

1/2 pound ground pork

2 eggs

1 cup grated Parmigiano

1/4 cup finely chopped parsley

1/4 cup chopped basil

1 cup breadcrumbs

1/2 cup water

Preparation

Coat a large saute pan with olive oil, add the onions and bring to a medium-high heat. Season the onions generously with salt and cook for about 7 minutes. The onions should be very soft and aromatic but have no color. Add the garlic and the crushed red pepper and saute for 2 minutes. Turn off heat and allow to cool.

In a large bowl combine the meats, eggs, Parmigiano, parsley, basil and bread crumbs. Mix well. Add the onion mixture and season generously with salt and squish some more. Add the water and do 1 final really good squish. The mixture should be quite wet.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Shape the meat into 2 oz meatballs. should make about 18 meatballs. Coat a large saute pan with olive oil and bring to a medium-high heat. Brown the meatballs on all sides. Place them on a cookie sheet and bake them in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes or 20 minutes if they have been cooled.