Chef John's Italian Meatballs recipe
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Ingredients
- ⅓ cup plain bread crumbs ½ cup milk 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, diced 1 pound ground beef 1 pound ground pork 2 eggs ¼ bunch fresh parsley, chopped 3 cloves garlic, crushed 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon dried Italian herb seasoning 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Nutrition Info
- 81.9 caloriescarbohydrate: 1.7 gcholesterol: 32.3 mgfat: 5.5 gfiber: 0.2 gprotein: 6.2 gsaturatedFat: 1.9 gservingSize: -sodium: 192.1 mgsugar: 0.5 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Chef John's Italian Meatballs
Directions
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Cover a baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.
Soak bread crumbs in milk in a small bowl for 20 minutes.
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onions in hot oil until translucent, about 20 minutes.
Mix beef and pork together in a large bowl. Stir onions, bread crumb mixture, eggs, parsley, garlic, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, Italian herb seasoning, and Parmesan cheese into meat mixture with a rubber spatula until combined. Cover and refrigerate for about one hour.
Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Using wet hands, form meat mixture into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Arrange onto prepared baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until browned and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.