The secret ingredient is the ciabatta soaked in milk! The meatball mixture works great for big or small meatballs or you can use it to make a meatloaf.
Serve with Tyler's Marinara
Directions
Sweat the onion and garlic in olive oil over low heat until soft. Add the parsley, salt and pepper.
Tear up a loaf of ciabatta bread into small chunks and soak in enough milk to completely soak the bread. Drain off any excess milk.
Combine the sweated vegetables, the soaked bread, and the meat, egg and salt & pepper in a large bowl. Don't overmix.
Form baseball sized meatballs and brown in a skillet on medium heat.
Add to spaghetti sauce (or gravy) and simmer for at least 30 minutes, or place the meatballs in a casserole dish, cover with sauce and bake 20-30 minutes at 400F.
Kids!
Kids can make this recipe on their own. In face, this recipe provides a good opportunity to teach proper food hygiene in the kitchen, emphasizing the prevention of cross contamination while handling raw meat and eggs.
Notes...
These meatballs are inspired by an episode of Food 911 starring Tyler Florence. A simple marinara sauce works great with these meatballs. A rough, but tasty, approximation of the marinara that Tyler made on this episode of Food 911 is 'Italian Marinara' at www.itsfoodtime.com.