GOODFELLAS : - Goodfellas Meatball Recipe

Here it is, the recipe you have all been waiting for the Goodfellas Meatball feast.  So get your mates around and indulge yourselves.

The below recipe serves 6 people

Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 pounds ground beef + 1/2 pound ground pork or 1 pound ground beef + 3/4 pound ground veal + 1/4 pound ground pork (see Notes, below)
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh basil
• 1/4 cup chopped white or brown onions or shallots
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped fine
• 1/4 cup grated fresh Romano or Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup dried, seasoned bread crumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper (to taste)
• 2 tablespoons chopped canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, or Basic Tomato Sauce (optional)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil (or more if needed)
Combine ground meats in a large bowl and mix together well with your hands. Add in eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition. Add in all other ingredients except tomatoes or sauce and olive oil, and combine to form a mixture that is soft but still sticks together. If meatballs are too hard or dry, add chopped tomatoes or sauce.
Heat olive oil in frying pan. Place a small bowl of water and a plate near meatball mixture. While oil is heating, roll approximately 3 tablespoons of meatball mixture at a time into walnut-size balls in palm of your hand, adding a small amount of water if they don't roll well. Place each completed ball on the plate. Continue forming until all meatballs are done (you can place them on top of each other like a tower). Test the oil temperature — a drop of water should sizzle when it hits the oil. Fry meatballs in batches, turning until browned on all sides and cooked through. Drain on paper towels. Can be served plain, as main dish in any tomato sauce, or on an Italian roll with Parmesan, provolone, or mozzarella as a sandwich, or sliced and put on pizza.


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