Meatballs Roman Style - Frugal Gourmet Jeff Smith

By norsegal8

These are heavenly! From a friend who says the origin is "Frugal Gourmet Cooks Three Italian Cuisines".

Ingredients

• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground pork
• 6 ounces pancetta, diced very small (or bacon)
• 6 ounces prosciutto, sliced thin and chopped (or ham)
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup chopped parsley (or dried, to taste)
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed (more, to taste)
• 1 cup breadcrumbs (if using gluten-free, no need to soak)
• 1 cup milk
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste (may not need much salt at all due to the pancetta or proscuitto)
• 1/4 cup olive oil, for browning
• 32 -64 ounces tomato sauce, of your choice

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 55mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

1 Mix all ingredients together.

2 Shape mixture into balls and then brown in oil.

3 Place meatballs in sauce and simmer about 1/2 hour or so until heated through to your liking.