Meatballs

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 50 meatballs, you will need:

• 1 1 onion
• 2 1 garlic clove
• 3 1 bunch parsley
• 4 250 g belly (streaky) bacon
• 5 250 g minced beef
• 6 1 egg
• 7 1 tablespoon flour
• 8 3 tablespoons Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
• 9 salt
• 10 pepper
• Total weight: 755 grams

Times:

Preparation
45 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Prepare 1 onion, peel, wash and cut in pieces 1 garlic clove.
2	Chop them with 1 bunch parsley.
3	Cut 250 g belly (streaky) bacon into pieces, remove and discard rind and hard parts.
4	Mince bacon pieces in your mincer or food processor. if you don't have one, ask your butcher to do it for you.
5	Mix together minced bacon, parsley, garlic, and onion, add 250 g minced beef, 1 egg and 3 tablespoons Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano). Salt, pepper, and mix well.
6	Take about a tablespoonful of this mixture.
7	Roll it in your hands to get an even ball.
8	Put the ball on a tray, and carry on like this with the rest of the mixture. You can use the meatballs straight away, or freeze them for later use.

Remarks

If you don't like bacon, you can replace it with veal or any other meat of your choice.

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