Aventine's Meatball Appetizer

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 lb. ground Italian sausage
• 1/2 small onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 small handful of Italian parsley, chopped
• 4 oz. milk
• 1/2 baguette, diced small
• 1/4 oz. dried oregano
• 2 oz. parmesan cheese
• 1 whole egg
• Salt and pepper
• Mozz. cubes in center?

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from suneats.sonomaportal.com

Preparation

Step 1

To serve: simple tomato sauce, golden raisins, pesto, shaved parmesan

Makes six.
Mix bread and milk in a bowl and let rest.  In a large bowl, combine all of the other ingredients.  Add the milk-bread mixture and combine gently.  Form into 5 oz. balls.  Cook balls gently in simmering tomato sauce until tender.  Serve over soft polenta, garnishing with the raisins, pesto, and parmesan.