A meatball is ground meat rolled into a small ball, sometimes along with other ingredients, such as bread crumbs, minced onion, eggs, butter, and seasoning. Meatballs are cooked by frying, baking, steaming, or braising in sauce.
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Yields4 ServingsPrep Time30 minsCook Time1 hrTotal Time1 hr 30 mins
Ingredients
1lbground beef
½lbground pork
½lbmortadella
salt
pepper
nutmeg
2eggs
3tbspbreadcrumbs
1cupparmesan cheese
3cupspeas
2.20lbstomato sauce
1onion
olive oil
Directions
1
Mix the beef, pork and mortadella in a large bowl. Add all the other ingredients. If the mixture is too wet add 1 TBSP of breadcrumbs. Mix and add more if necessary.
2
Shape the mixture into medium, size balls (about 3 cm or slightly larger than one inch). Set aside.
3
Chop the onion and sauté in olive oil. Add the tomato sauce, salt, and pepper, and allow to simmer.
4
When the sauce starts to boil add the meatballs and the peas.
5
Cover and allow to simmer for about 40 minutes.
6
Flip the meatballs half the way through the cooking time.
Mix the beef, pork and mortadella in a large bowl. Add all the other ingredients. If the mixture is too wet add 1 TBSP of breadcrumbs. Mix and add more if necessary.
2
Shape the mixture into medium, size balls (about 3 cm or slightly larger than one inch). Set aside.
3
Chop the onion and sauté in olive oil. Add the tomato sauce, salt, and pepper, and allow to simmer.
4
When the sauce starts to boil add the meatballs and the peas.
5
Cover and allow to simmer for about 40 minutes.
6
Flip the meatballs half the way through the cooking time.
