LIDIA'S MEATBALLS FROM JAN
Steps:
- * Combine the meat, salt and pepper, grated onion, cheese, parsley . * Beat eggs with a pinch of salt. Add to mixture. * Squeeze as much liquid as you can from the bread. Break it up, and spread little dabs on the meat. Mix thoroughly with your hands, or place in a jumbo freezer bag , close and squeeze it around until combined. * Add the toasted Pine Nuts and drained Raisins. They are optional, but make the Meatballs extra delicious. BEFORE ROLLING AND BROWNING: Fry up a teaspoon or two of the mixture in a skillet. Taste for seasoning. Add more salt and pepper, if needed. * Roll the Meatballs. I make them rather large. One or two makes one portion. Place them on a Cookie Sheet. * Flour the Meatballs. Place flour on a Cookie Sheet and rolls the Meatballs until they are lightly coated. * Heat Olive Oil in a heavy skillet. Cast Iron or non-Stick le Creuset is best. Brown meatballs, turning to brown all sides. DO NOT CROWD. You should be able to do it in three or four batches. * Have your sauce at a low simmer. * Place browned Meatballs in the simmering sauce and cook covered for at least one hour, preferable two. * You can make your sauce a day or two ahead, and then reheat. You can make the meatballs and refrigerate them ahead. Then flour and brown when you are ready to cook. The meatballs are time consuming, but the effort is well worth it. The recipe makes a lot, and they freeze beautifully. Use a lot of sauce. The Meatballs will flavor your sauce, and will make a beautiful Ragu to serve on Pasta. About flouring and browning: Browning actually makes a less greasy dish with less fat. Flouring keeps the Meatballs intact and prevents them from soaking up oil.
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Raisibe Boshomane
raisibe.b93@yahoo.comI've been making these meatballs for years and they're always a hit. They're so easy to make and they taste amazing. I highly recommend them.
Mohsin Bhatti
b.mohsin@yahoo.comThese meatballs were a little too spicy for my taste, but my husband loved them. He said they were the best meatballs he's ever had.
Md Aladdin
md@hotmail.comI've made these meatballs several times now and they're always a hit. They're so easy to make and they taste amazing. I highly recommend them.
Imantha Production
production_i93@yahoo.comI made these meatballs for a party and they were a hit! Everyone loved them. I will definitely be making them again.
Alberto Osorio
osorio.a42@hotmail.comThese meatballs were a little dry for my taste, but the sauce was delicious. I'll definitely try them again with a different sauce.
Carol Nassolo
cnassolo@yahoo.comI've been making these meatballs for years and they're always a hit. They're so easy to make and they taste amazing. I highly recommend them.
Tiffany Salling
s.tiffany16@hotmail.comThese meatballs were a little too spicy for my taste, but my husband loved them. He said they were the best meatballs he's ever had.
Tasfia Jahan mim
t_m7@hotmail.comI've made these meatballs several times now and they're always a hit. They're so easy to make and they taste amazing. I highly recommend them.
Ak Marri
marri_a87@yahoo.comI made these meatballs for a party and they were a hit! Everyone loved them. I will definitely be making them again.
Md Muslim
muslim-m@gmail.comThese meatballs were a little dry for my taste, but the sauce was delicious. I'll definitely try them again with a different sauce.
Dumb and Dumber
dumb_a@hotmail.comI've been making these meatballs for years and they're always a hit. They're so easy to make and they taste amazing.
Fathimashrin Fathimashrin
fathimashrin-fathimashrin65@aol.comThese meatballs were a little too spicy for my taste, but my husband loved them.
Miguelorge Andre
andre-m@aol.comI made these meatballs for my husband's birthday dinner and he loved them. He said they were the best meatballs he's ever had.
Kash Kash
kash.kash49@hotmail.comI followed the recipe exactly and the meatballs turned out great. I served them with spaghetti and they were a hit with my family.
Zohra Shafiq
s.zohra62@hotmail.comThese meatballs were a little dry for my taste, but the sauce was delicious.
ThatMtF TransGirl
t-transgirl44@hotmail.comI've made these meatballs several times now and they're always a hit. They're so easy to make and they taste amazing.
Mohamed Alm
alm.m@hotmail.comI made these meatballs for a party and they were a hit! Everyone loved them.
Primrose Sibanda
p@yahoo.comThese meatballs were easy to make and turned out great! I used ground turkey instead of beef and they were still very flavorful.
Natali Gagua
g@yahoo.comI'm not a big fan of meatballs, but these were really good. The sauce was tangy and flavorful, and the meatballs were moist and flavorful.
Md Soworve khan
mds13@gmail.comThese meatballs were absolutely delicious! The sauce was flavorful and the meatballs were tender and juicy. I will definitely be making these again.