Backyard Blend Classic Italian Meatballs

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Backyard Blend Classic Italian Meatballs

Prep time 15 min              Cook time 1 hour

Serves 6-8

 

  • 1-pound ground veal (can substitute with ground turkey for any or all the meats if you like)
  • 1-pound ground beef
  • 1-pound ground pork
  • 1 cup of grated pecorino cheese ¾ cup for in the meatball mixture ¼ cup for garnish (can substitute with parmesan)
  • ¼ cup Backyard Blend
  • 4 tbsp. olive oil
  • 3 eggs
  • ¼ cup of panko bread crumbs
  • ¼ cup of balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tbsp. salt
  • 6 cups of Backyard Blend Marinara http://www.lemasterfamilykitchen.com/backyard-blend/ (can substitute your favorite tomato sauce)

 

Pre-heat oven to 375

In a large mixing bowl add all ingredients except for oil and Marinara then combine with hands until everything is mixed evenly. Add olive to a large high sided pan and pre-heat over medium high heat until oil starts to dance.  Pull a baseball sized piece of meat and form into a ball and place in the oil until all the meatball mixture is gone or pan is full. (If your pan is too small to hold all of them use a second pan or freeze the extra meatball mixture for next time.)  Allow meat balls to brown for 5 min then carefully turn and cook for 5 more minutes.  Add marinara and place in the oven for 45 minutes turning the meatballs every 20 minutes.  Remove pan from oven allow to cool for 5 minutes, salt and pepper to taste and serve.

 

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