I made my first meatballs today and they are tasty!! I read recipe after recipe this morning trying to come up with the best one to make my meatballs.
I decided to bake them instead of frying them or cooking them in the soup, which is what my recipe for Italian Wedding Soup actually says to do. The original recipe that I had called for Orzo in the soup. While I would have liked to try that, Orzo is very expensive as I saw in the store today. About $8.50 for a container. I have left over tiny shells, anyway, so I will use those.
I ended up picking a recipe for the soup from Rachael Ray. She cooks her meatballs in the soup but seeing as how it was my first time making them, I thought a fail safe way would be to bake them. Sure was! Here's how I made the meatballs:
1 pound ground beef
1 egg, beaten
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or Romano, a couple of handfuls
1/2 cup plain bread crumbs, a couple of handfuls
Combine meat, egg, garlic, grated cheese, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, splash of milk. Bake for 25 minutes at 350.
Now it was time to make the soup! I love soups so I was really looking forward to cooking this and tasting it afterwards. I thought it came out really well! A little salty but that can be easily corrected next time. I let it cook for about two hours before I boiled it and added the pasta and cooked meatballs.
The noodles cooked and the meatballs warmed up at the same time the grilled cheeses were done. I made Italian grilled cheeses with a mix of provolone, mozzarella, asiago, fontina and Parmesan - and more Parmesan!
Dwayne loved it and I was so proud! We will be having this for lunch, also!
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