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The Best "Meatball" Meatballs!



This is a very delicious meatball that covers all of your meatball bases. This is the recipe you have been searching for!
Prep Time45 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Main
Cuisine: Canadian
Servings: 50 meatballs
Author: Valerie Lugonja

Ingredients

  • 1 kilo ground know-your-farmer beef
  • 1 kilo ground know-your-farmer pork
  • 2 cups panko crumbs or saltine cracker crumbs
  • 2 large free range organic know-your-farmer eggs
  • generous 1/2 cup onion , minced (or 1 small onion)
  • scant 1/2 cup garlic , minced (or 8 cloves of really good garlic)
  • 1/2 cup chopped flat leafed parsley , minced
  • 1 tablespoon Vegeta
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 100 grinds of freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Mix all ingredients together; rest for 30 minutes to an hour
  • Form into balls; place on parchment covered cookie sheet
  • Freeze overnight; package in labeled and dated zip lock bags

Instructions for use when frozen:

  • Remove from freezer; follow recipe instructions for whatever meatball is required in the recipe OR
  • Remove from freezer; brown on all sides in frying pan and add to sauce recipe OR
  • Remove from freezer; pre-heat oven to 400F
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes (if straight from freezer) on parchment covered cookie sheet until done; add to recipe

Instructions when fresh:

  • Follow recipe instructions for whatever meatball is required in the recipe OR
  • Brown on all sides in frying pan and add to sauce recipe OR
  • Pre-heat oven to 400F; bake for 25-30 minutes on parchment covered cookie sheet until done and add to recipe

Notes

I put 5-6 meatballs into each small ziplock bag and then put all small ones into a larger freezer bag.