Grandma's Italian Meatballs Secret Recipe

Shh! This is top secret! Here's the deal... My grandma's meatballs have roots straight from Italy, I'm going to show you how to make them!

When I was little, Grandma Millie and I would cook together. She would let me crack the eggs and shred the cheese, sometimes I even got to mix the meat! Every time we visited grandma's house I couldn't wait to help her cook. Maybe that's part of why I love cooking so much now.

Anyway, maybe eventually her amazing recipe was passed down to me, and now I'm choosing to share it with you. So don't tell anyone! ;)

Here's how to do it.

Ingredients:

1 lb Ground Beef

1 end piece Whole Wheat Bread

3 eggs

1/4 cup Bread Crumbs

2 tbs Parmesan Cheese

1 tbs Basil

3 sprinkles Oregano

1/4 cup Pine Nuts

1/4 cup Olive Oil

1/4 tsp Sea Salt

3 sprinkles Black Pepper

1/4 tsp Garlic Powder

1. Soak piece of bread in 1/3 cup water until saturated.

Why do we use bread in the first place, let alone the end piece?
Soaking the bread in water adds more moisture to the meatballs, and since no one ever really eats the end piece, we may as well use it for something!

2. Use clean hands to mix bread with meat, add parmesan, oregano, basil, garlic powder and salt and pepper.

3. Add the bread crumbs and mix.

4. Finally, add your eggs and mix mix mix until the egg is distributed. Target any dry parts of the mixture. Add pine nuts. When finished, (it'll be really mooshy) make the meat into 6 baseball sized balls.

It's going to be a bit difficult to round them into balls because of how moist they are, but if I can do it, you can too.

Push the pine nuts on the outsides of the balls inward toward their center and cover the holes. You don't want them falling out while you're frying them!

5. Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a large frying pan. Cook meatballs, flipping them and alternating sides to make sure you completely cook the raw outside. Repeat several times until your meatballs have a dark brown look. They may appear to be a bit burnt, but inside they're just right. Remove from skillet and place on paper towels to drain.

6. Soak in your favorite tomato sauce for at least two hours to give them even more moisture and flavor. Serve with your choice of pasta.

Enjoy, and remember... It's a secret!

Love,

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