REC Meatball Nirvana - somehow I got on the email list for Allrecipes.com Daily Dish

[dawnnys]

I usually ignore them after I glance at them, but this one looked particularly good.

1 pound extra lean ground beef

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1 small onion, diced

1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning

3/4 teaspoon dried oregano

3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1 dash hot pepper sauce (such as Frank's RedHot®), or to taste

1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1/3 cup skim milk

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs

Directions:

1. Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

2. Place the beef into a mixing bowl, and season with salt, onion, garlic salt, Italian seasoning, oregano, red pepper flakes, hot pepper sauce, and Worcestershire sauce; mix well. Add the milk, Parmesan cheese, and bread crumbs. Mix until evenly blended, then form into 1 1/2-inch meatballs, and place onto a baking sheet.

3. Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, 20 to 25 minutes.

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[marianne]

Dawn, they were excellent! Very spicy, tender, one of the most delicious meatballs I've ever made...

Used 90% lean beef, had no red pepper flakes, so subbed some cayenne pepper, and subbed whole milk for skim. They were very spicy, (not hot) and what I would imagine an Italian meatball should taste like, with lots of herbs and cheese.

They were delicious on their own, but I simmered them in a simple marinara sauce for 15 minutes after baking, served over pasta. This would easily serve four.

Marinara Sauce
(from The Italian American Cookbook, Mariani and Mariani)

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 28-oz can crushed tomatoes
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
Salt and Pepper to taste
1/4 tsp. sugar

1. In a saucepan, heat olive oil over medium low heat. Add garlic and cook until lightly browned, squashing cloves every minute to release more flavor into the oil, about 4 minutes. The garlic cloves may be left in the sauce or removed.

2. Add the tomatoes, oregano, salt and pepper to taste, and sugar, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, and cook for 20 minutes. Adjust the seasonings as needed.

 

[dawnnys]

Yes, they are good. I made turkey meatballs this a.m. and added

some chili seasoning. Also spicy, not hot. The ground turkey needed something. Also put a little cranberry sauce in there too, which gave it a depth of flavor. Was a little disappointed in the last ground turkey that I made, but these were great!!

Glad you enjoyed them. So did I.