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The Perfect Italian Meatballs
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| The perfect texture and flavor in an Italian meatballs is achieved using ricotta cheese, parmesan, one egg and panko breadcrumbs very well integrated into the seasoned meat. In a pinch, crumbled stale bread may be substituted for panko. Easy! Coat your hands with olive oil to form perfect meatballs easily. Meatballs cook best in a simple tomato sauce (see Chow Ciao Episode 1003 The Perfect Tomato Sauce for recipe and tips.) Once the meatballs are cooking in the sauce, add water to it. As the water evaporates, the steam will cook your meatballs perfectly. Let the meatballs sear at the bottom of the sauce pan and rotate them to finish, adding more water to steam the second side as it reduces. Cover the meatballs in a marinara sauce "blanket" as they cook to seal in more flavor. THE PERFECT ITALIAN MEATBALLS Recipe by Fabio Viviani Cook time: 25 Minutes | |
| 1 lb. | ground beef,, (90/10) |
| 4 oz. | whole milk ricotta cheese |
| 1 cup | Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated |
| 1 cup | panko bread crumbs |
| 1 | egg |
| 2 | garlic cloves, minced |
| 2 | shallots, minced |
| 1 tablespoon | extra-virgin olive oil |
| salt | |
| fresh cracked pepper to taste | |
| fresh parsley for garnish | |
Place all above ingredients in a medium sized bowl and mix thoroughly by hand until they are completely combined and the mixture is uniformly firm.
Coat your hands in olive oil, and using your hands form mixture into 3-4 oz. balls
Drop the meatballs into Fabio's tomato sauce (see recipe here) and add some water so that the sauce can reduce and simmer. Let cook for about 10 minutes on one side.
Turn them over, add some more water and cook for another 10 minutes, covering in the sauce with a spoon as they simmer.
Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Garnish with chopped parsley, salt and pepper, more shaved parmegiano reggiano and a drizzle of olive oil, of course!
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