Ingredients
Serves: Makes about 32 meatballs
1 – 1 ¼ cups fresh breadcrumbs (about a 2-3 ounce french roll, processed)
4 tablespoons milk, or half and half
1 pound ground beef (85/15 ratio)
1 egg
¾ cup grated parmesan, divided use
2 cloves garlic, pressed through garlic press
1 ¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
4 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
8 mini fresh mozzarella balls (or about 3 ounces of a larger, fresh mozzarella ball), quartered to make 32 pea-sized pieces
¾ cup panko breadcrumbs
Canola oil
Simple Marinara (recipe below)
¼ cup basil leaves, finely julienned
Simple Marinara Sauce:
1 (14 ounce) can organic crushed tomatoes
1 teaspoon dry oregano
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
3 cloves garlic, pressed through garlic press
1 tablespoon olive oil
Preparation
