Homemade Meatballs

Homemade Meatballs

1 pkg ground beef
1 pkg ground pork
1 pkg ground veal
1 medium, finely chopped onion
2 eggs
5 - 6 cloves of garlic, minced (or more for really adventurous garlic lovers)
A splash or Two of Worcestershire Sauce
A splash or Two of Tabasco Sauce
1 1/2 tbsp Basil
1 1/2 tbsp Oregano
1/2 cup Parmesan
Salt & Pepper

* my meatballs always turn out different. I sometimes add more seasonings, a little extra garlic, its all up to you.

Chop onion finely put in a large mixing bowl. Combine all ingredients, adding salt & pepper at your own discretion. Using your hands to mix well. Shape into 1 1/4 inch meatballs.

You can do one of three things:
  1. After you've shaped your meatballs, place them into a tomato sauce you've had simmering on the stove. Cook meatballs for at least 25 minutes in the sauce. Take one out to check to see if cooked through. Serve hot
  2. Pre-heat oven to 400`F. Place meatballs on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and brown on the top rack, flipping once. Approximately 40 minutes. Once cooked, place in a tomato sauce to simmer for 10 minutes and serve.
  3. When using all 3 packages of meat I tend to have a lot of meatballs. (Yes I spend a lot of time shaping those balls usually sitting in front on the TV). So take a couple of cookie sheets and line them with either wax paper / parchment paper. Place formed meatballs on cookie sheet leaving a space between each one. Put in freezer for about an hour or two. Once meatballs are frozen place in a Ziploc freezer bags. This prevents them from sticking together and becoming one big meatball.

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