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Frankie's Meatballs (from Rao's Cookbook) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 lb. ground pork
1 1/2 cloves garlic
2 eggs
1 c. freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese
1 1/2 T. chopped fresh Italian parsley
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
2 c. plain dry bread crumbs
2 c. water, room temperature
1 c. olive oil
cooked pasta, (optional)
Rao's Marinara Sauce
Directions:
Directions:
In a large bowl, combine beef and pork using your hands. Mince 1/2 clove garlic and add to meat mixture along with the eggs, cheese, and parsley, season with salt and pepper. Continue mixing with your hand until well combined. Add bread crumbs and mix well. Add water, 1 c. at a time, and continue mixing until mixture is quite moist.

Shape mixture into 2 1/2-to3-inch balls. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Smash remaing clove of garlic with the back of a knife and add to skillet. Cook until lightly browned and fragrrant, 1 to 2 minutes; remove with a slotted spoon and discard. Working in batches add meatballls to skillet. Cook until browned and cooked through, turning, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels and serve immediately

Meanwhile, bring marinara sauce to a boil in a large nonreactive saucepan. Reduce heat to a simmer and add meatballs. Let meatballls cook in sauce about 20 minutes; serve immediately with pasta, if desired.
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Number Of Servings:
Makes 14 to18 meatballs

 

 

 

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