RECIPE—meatballs

I usually make these meatballs rather small, say the size of a big marble. And rather than roasting them in the oven, I cook them in the sugo of the previous post.

Ingredients:

·         500 g of minced beef

·         1 onion finely chopped

·         parsley, dried 2 tsp, or fresh – a fair amount but not too much, remember it is not supposed to be a vegetarian patty

·         50 g of crumbs for tempura batter, or bread crumbs

·         1 egg lightly beaten

·         3 tbsp (heaped) of cream cheese – the rather wet variety

·         2 tbsp olive oil for mixing into the meat

·         salt and coarsely ground black pepper to taste

·         red chilli pepper flakes to taste (optional)

Preparation:

In a large mixing bowl mix together all of the above ingredients. Mix well, using your hands to mash and squeeze the mixture.

Roll into balls the size of big marbles.

Cook in the sugo of my previous post, and serve with spaghetti or any other pasta.