Notes
*To make fresh bread crumbs tear slices of stale hearty bread into pieces and place in a food processor, pulse mixture to fine crumbs.
**You can also use 2/3 lb ground veal, 2/3 lb ground beef, 2/3 lb ground pork.
***Be sure to chop yellow onion to a fine mince, about the size of the minced garlic otherwise it won't be tender by the time meatballs are done cooking.
****Standard light aluminum baking sheets will work too meatballs just won't brown as much.
Ingredients
- 2 cups (5.2 oz) fresh bread crumbs*
- 3/4 cup whole milk, then more if needed
- 1 lb. 85% lean ground beef**
- 1 lb. ground pork
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup finely minced yellow onion***
- 2 garlic cloves, minced (2 tsp)
- 2 Tbsp finely chopped fresh basil
- 2 Tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh oregano
- 1 cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup olive oil, only if using the fried method
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