Nicolina DiSpirito's popular meatballs
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Course : Meat
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 24 meatballs
 

Ingredients:

1/2 cup chicken stock
1/2 large sweet onion
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 bunch parsley, chopped
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 pound ground pork
1/2 pound ground veal
1/2 cup bread crumbs
5 large eggs
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
2 or 3 pinches chile flakes
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
2 tablespoons Extra-virgin olive oil
 

Preparation:

Place chicken stock, onion, garlic and parsley in blender or food processor and purée. Set aside.

Combine ground meats, bread crumbs, eggs, cheese, chile flakes, salt and stock mixture in a large bowl and mix lightly with hands until uniform. Do not overmix.

Rub hands with a little olive oil and form mixture into 2-oz. balls.

Heat oil (about 1/2-inch deep) over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Brown meatballs, turning once. Do not crowd meatballs. Drain; simmer in marinara sauce. Serve over spaghetti if desired.