Visaggio's Meatballs D'Abruzzo
by SummerSun
Visaggio's is a wonderful family-owned Italian restaurant in the Harrisburg area. A few years ago, there was a feature article about the restaurant in the Harrisburg Patriot-News, and this recipe was included. It has since become "MY" meatball recipe!
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INGREDIENTS
- 2 extra large Eggs
- 1 lb. Lean ground beef
- 1/4 lb. Pork sausage ; (I use sweet Italian)
- 1 small Onion ; (minced very fine)
- 1/2 cup Dry bread crumbs ; (unflavored)
- 1/4 cup Pecorino Romano cheese ; (freshly grated)
- 1/8 teaspoon Black pepper ; (freshly ground)
- 1/8 teaspoon Garlic salt
- 1/8 cup Dried parsley flakes
INSTRUCTIONS
Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix very well. Using about 2 ounces of meat mixture, roll meatballs at least one minute using firm pressure until they resemble small fuzzy tennis balls. The meatballs will be a bit smaller than a billiard ball.
Place on a rimmed cookie sheet and bake at 350? for about 20 minutes, until small bubbles appear on the meatballs. Simmer in spaghetti sauce at least 4 hours.
NOTES
Unlike most meatball recipes that encourage you to handle the meat gently and mix ingredients lightly, this recipe encourages you to over-handle the meat, which results in a very dense meatball. I use my KitchenAid stand mixer to mix the ingredients, beating the eggs first, then adding the meat, and the rest of the ingredients last. I line the cookie sheet with foil and bake the meatballs on the sheet on cookie cooling racks. Also, I rarely have time to simmer the meatballs 4 hours, but I do shoot for at least 2 hours, and more if possible.
Nutrition
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| Serving Size: 1 Serving (83g) | ||
| Recipe Makes: 4 Servings | ||
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| Calories: 147 | ||
| Calories from Fat: 68 (46%) | ||
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| Total Fat 7.5g | 10 % | |
| Saturated Fat 3g | 15 % | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 3.1g | ||
| Polyunsanturated Fat 0.5g | ||
| Cholesterol 81.9mg | 25 % | |
| Sodium 219mg | 8 % | |
| Potassium 216.8mg | 6 % | |
| Total Carbohydrate 5.1g | 2 % | |
| Dietary Fiber 0.5g | 2 % | |
| Sugars, other 4.7g | ||
| Protein 14g | 20 % | |
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Calories per serving: 147
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