I love eating meatballs so much. This Italian meatball is another recipe that I always cook when I want an easy meatball dish to add on my pastas. It's such a versatile dish that can complement most pasta recipes.
1poundItalian sausage (American name for Pork Sausage with Fennel Seeds) - skins removed
1cuppecorino romano cheese - grated
2largeegg
3 sprigsparsley - finely chopped
1pinchsalt
1pinchground black pepper
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Put the meat in a large shallow bowl or on the countertop or cutting board.
With your hands, combine the sausage with the ground meat.
Make a "well" in the centre of the meat.
Break the eggs and put them in the well.
Put the chopped parsley in the well.
Dump the breadcrumbs in the well.
Add about 1/2 teaspoon of salt and pepper.
With your hands, combine all the ingredients by folding the meat into the well.
When the meat and breadcrumbs are combined, take some meat and roll it between your hands, gently forming a meatball that is about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
You will probably have around 16, give or take a few, meatballs on the cookie sheets.
Place the cookie sheets in the preheated 350-degree oven and bake for approximately 15 to 20 minutes.
Peek at the meatballs, remembering that they should brown, not burn
When the meatballs are cooked, remove the cookie sheets from the oven and set them aside to cool.