Deb's Pasta and Meatballs...

 

I love Italian food!  And I especially love meatballs...this is my favorite recipe...the procedure is a little different, but it makes the best tasting, tenderest meatballs ever!

Ingredients:
a loaf of day old French bread, crust removed and torn into chunks
a pound of lean ground beef
some good red wine
1/2 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
fresh basil, rosemary and parsley, finely chopped
2 fresh, organic eggs
ground pepper (about 1/2 tsp)

Soak the dry French bread in red wine until completely saturated, about 10 minutes...

Wring excess wine out of bread (bread should be very moist, but not dripping wet)...

Place ground beef and wine soaked bread in a large bowl (there should be about equal volumes of bread and meat)...

Add the rest of the ingredients...

And mix well....

Form into small meatballs...an ice cream scoop helps make uniform sized balls...

Bake at 350 degrees  for 30 minutes...

Makes about 2 dozen meatballs...


Enjoy!

Deb