Stuffed Meatballs
At first, these seem like ordinary meatballs, but your guests and
family will love the cheesy surprise waiting in the middle of these
meatballs. These meatballs are great over pasta and served with
tomato sauce.
Ingrediënten
- 1 pound of extra lean ground beef
- ½ pound of ground pork
- 1 egg beaten
- ½ cup of bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoon of chopped basil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- ½ pound of mozzarella diced
- 2– 3 teaspoons of olive oil
Instructies
- Combine all of the ingredients except the oil in a large mixing bowl.
- Use your hands to mix all of the ingredients thoroughly.
- Shape the mixture into medium-sized meatballs.
- Lightly oiling your hands will help keep the meat from sticking.
- Be sure to push back any mozzarella that pokes out through the meat.
- It will burn if it is not safely inside the meat.
- Heat a large sauté pan that is big enough to hold all of the meatballs.
- If such a pan is unavailable, sauté the meatballs in batches.
- Sauté using medium-high heat, turning the meat to brown each side.
- When the meatballs are browned, lower the heat and cook, covered, for 10 minutes.
- Uncover, turn the meatballs to the other side and recover.
- Cook for an additional 10 minutes. If the pan gets dry during cooking, add a little oil.
- Serve with tomato sauce, if desired.
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