Mom's Meatballs

By hanley89

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 pounds mixed ground beef, veal and pork
• 1/2 small onion minced
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 tsp ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin oil
• 3 1/2 cups marinara sauce
• 1 pound of spaghetti

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

1. In small bowl, combine bread crumbs with milk. In a large bowl, mix the ground meat with the soaked bread crumbs,onion, garlic, parsley, oregano, egg, salt and pepper.
2.Form the meat mixture into medium size balls. In a deep nonstck skillet, heat olive oil.Add the meatballs and cook over moderately high heat, turning meatballs occassionally, until browned all over, about 7 minutes.
3. Drain meatballs in paper towels
4. Add meatballs to marinara sauce; cover and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes, until meatballs are cooked through
5. Meanwhile , cook spaghetti til al dente
6. Drain and serve with meatballs, marinara and feshly shaved parmigiano-reggiano