Mama Gina’s Meatballs
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
- Yield: 31 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
Scale
½ lb ground pork
½ lb ground veal
½ lb ground beef 85/15 blend
One tablespoon of chopped parsley
One tablespoon of kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Two eggs, beaten
1 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese
1 cup bread crumbs, preferably Italian seasoned
½ cup milk
½ cup brodo di mamma cooled
Instructions
- In a large bowl, hand mix all the ingredients.
- Once all the ingredients are just combined, wet your hands and pinch ¼ cup of the mixture, and roll into balls. Place on baking sheets.
- Carefully drop the meatballs into the sauce. If the pot seems full, shimmy the pot back and forth to make more room. If you stick a spoon in the pot, you will break the meatballs apart. Just shimmy!
- Allow to simmer in the sauce for 45 minutes or up to 2 hours.
Notes
Anna says that when mixing the ingredients, it may seem like you need to add more bread crumbs. But she says to resist the temptation. Adding more will make a more dense meatball, and these are melt-in-your-mouth delicious!