Chef John's Italian Meatballs

Chef John's Italian Meatballs

from allrecipes.com
Dinner
55 min
390 kcal / serving

These Italian meatballs use a delicious mix of ground beef and pork and get added flavor from garlic, Italian herb seasoning, and Parmesan cheese.

Ingredients

  • ⅓3334326744 cup plain bread crumbs
  • ½ cupmilk
  • 2 tablespoonsolive oil
  • 1onion, diced
  • 1 poundground beef
  • 1 poundground pork
  • 2eggs
  • 2 tablespoonsgrated parmesan cheese
  • ¼ bunchfresh parsley, chopped
  • 3 clovesgarlic, crushed
  • 2 teaspoonssalt
  • 1 teaspoonground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoondried italian herb seasoning
  • ½ teaspoonred pepper flakes

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    Cover a baking sheet with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray. Soak bread crumbs in milk in a small bowl for 20 minutes.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and continue cooking and stirring until onion is very tender, about 15 minutes more.

  4. 4

    Gently stir beef and pork together in a large bowl. Add onions, bread crumb mixture, eggs, Parmesan cheese, parsley, garlic, salt, black pepper, Italian herb seasoning, and red pepper flakes; mix together using a rubber spatula until combined. Cover and refrigerate for about one hour.

  5. 5

    Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

  6. 6

    Form mixture into balls about 1 ½ inches in diameter; arrange in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.

  7. 7

    Bake in the preheated oven until browned and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.

  8. 8

    Serve with your favorite tomato sauce. Enjoy!