Episode 045 Italian Meatballs

In Episode 045 we are making Baked Italian Meatballs for dinner. Susie shares a TON of tips and tricks to make sure your Italian Meatballs turn out perfect. Serve them up over spaghetti or in a meatball sub or spooned over marinara sauce. They make a perfect Italian Dinner!

Tips Shared

Use a lean ground beef, something like an 85/15 or 90/10 to make sure your meatballs are juicy but not greasy.

Instead of hand grating your parmesan, pulse it in a blender or food processor so you have a course ground parmesan. This creates very small pockets of cheese in your meatballs.

Make a panade with bread and milk to keep your meatballs juicy and tender!

Add extra virgin olive oil to the mixture to add flavor and keep the meatballs from drying out.

Make uniform meatballs with a cookie scoop or a ¼ cup measuring cup. This allows the meatballs to cook at the same rate.

Also use wet hands when forming the meatballs so the meat mixture doesn’t stick to your hands.

Recipes Mentioned

• Baked Italian Meatballs
• Meatball Sub
• Tomato Cream Sauce – coming up in episode 46
• Italian Salad
• Garlic Green Beans

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