The Supreme Meatball
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs combination lean ground veal or 1 1/2 lbs ground lean pork
- 1⁄3 cup oat bran
- 1 large lemon, rind of, grated
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2⁄3 cup freshly grated romano cheese
- 1⁄3 cup minced fresh parsley
- 1⁄2 cup minced onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- tomato sauce (recipe to follow)
- 1 1 lb linguine or 1 lb fettuccine
directions
- In a large bowl, lightly mix together the ground meat, oat bran, lemon rind, eggs, cheese, parsley, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, allspice, oregano and basil.
- Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
- Heat oven to 375.
- Form mixture into 1 ¼” meatballs.
- Place meatballs on baking sheet and cook for 15 minutes.
- Add to tomato sauce and simmer, partially covered, 45 minutes.
- Cook pasta al dente, drain and toss with sauce. Pile pasta on a platter and top with extra sauce and meatballs.
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Highland Lass
Toronto, Ontario
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