Rocco's Mama's Meatballs

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1/2 large sweet onion
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1/2 bunch parsley, chopped
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb ground lamb
• 1 lb ground veal
• 1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs
• 5 whole eggs
• 1/2 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese, freshly grated
• 2 -3 pinches chili flakes
• 2 -3 pinches salt
• extra virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 stock mix: place all ingredients in blender or food processor and puree.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine all ingredients (except olive oil) with stock and knead with both hands until mixture is uniform.
• 3 do not overmix.
• 4 put a little olive oil on hands and form mixture into approximately 2-ounce balls.
• 5 pour about half an inch of extra virgin olive oil into a straight sided, wide saute pan and heat over medium-high flame.
• 6 add the meatballs to the pan (working in batches if necessary) and brown meatballs, turning once.
• 7 you can also brown on a sheetpan in a 375 degree oven if you prefer.
• 8 using a slotted spoon, remove the meatballs from the oil and place them into a saucepan of marinara (they should be submerged).
• 9 simmer for 30 minutes, or until the meatballs are cooked through and tender.
• 10 serve as is, or over spaghetti.