Italian Wedding Soup Variation
Equipment
- Crockpot
Ingredients
- ½ lb ground veal
- ½ lb ground pork
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 cup fresh white bread crumbs – 4 slices crusts removed
- ¼ cup seasoned dry bread crumbs
- 2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley – chopped
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese – freshly grated
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp black pepper – freshly ground
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 large egg – beaten
- Vegetable oil
- Olive oil
Instructions
Combine in a bowl:
- All three ground meats
- Both bread crumbs
- Parsley
- Parmesan
- Salt & pepper
- Nutmeg
- Egg
- ¾ cup warm water
Mix lightly with fork
- Using hands: lightly form mixture into 2 inch balls
- Makes 14-16 meatballs.
- Heat equal parts vegetable and olive oil into skillet
- Depth of ¼ inch
- Brown 3-5 meatballs in oil on all sides over medium-low he
Notes & Wine Advice
Homemade Meatballs: Yields 14-16 meatballs | Total time: 2 hrs