Ingredients
2 cups broken up old bread (crust removed)
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup chopped yellow
onion or shallot (I don't use garlic)
1/4 cup chopped parsley
salt (to taste)
red pepper (to taste)
1 pound ground chuck
1 pound ground pork
8 ounces ground spicy sausage (Dark and light turkey meat can be used instead)
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Directions
In a large bowl combine gently: old bread, eggs, milk, paremsan cheese, yellow onion, parsley, salt, and red pepper.
In another large bowl fold gently together: ground chuck, ground pork, and ground spicy sausage.
Now combine all ingredients together, but be sure to fold gently and briefly or the meatballs will be tough.
Shape the meat into small balls in the size you like.
Lay the meatballs on a pan, cover and chill for at least 1 hour.
Option 1: Heat 1 cup of olive oil in a large skillet, over medium-high heat. Brown the meatballs on all sides (approx. 5 minutes).
Option 2: Brown the meatballs in the oven at 375 degrees for approx. 15 minutes.
After browning of your choice, cook meatballs in your favorite tomato sauce for 1.5 hours either on top of the stove over a low flame in a covered pot or in the oven at 350 degrees in a covered roasting pan.
Let the meatballs cool naturally in the sauce in the refrigerator and heat up at a later time, or enjoy immediately served with spaghetti, of course.
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