Classic Meatballs - Rao's

Classic Meatballs - Rao's

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Total Time

35 minutes

Yields

8

Directions

  1. Combine ground beef, veal, and pork in a large bowl. Add eggs, cheese, parsley, minced garlic, and salt and pepper to taste. Using your hands, blend ingredients together
  2. Add the bread crumbs into meat mixture and combine. Slowly add water until the mixture is quite moist
  3. Shape the meat mixture into balls (2 1/2 to 3 inch balls)
  4. Heat the oil in a large sauté pan and sauté the smashed garlic clove until lightly brown to flavor the oil, and remove with a slotted spoon and discard
  5. Fry the meatballs in batches
  6. When the bottom half of the meatball is very brown and slightly crisp, turn and cook the other half
  7. Remove from heat and drain on paper towels
  8. Lower cooked meatballs into simmering Rao’s Homemade® Marinara Sauce and cook for 15 minutes
  9. Serve over pasta, in a sub, or on their own

Ingredients

  • 2 (24 Oz) jars ea Rao's Homemade Marinara Sauce
  • 1 lb ea ground Beef
  • 1/2 lb ea ground Veal
  • 1/2 lb ea ground Pork
  • 2 ea Urban Meadow® eggs
  • 1 cup ea freshly grated parmesan
  • 1 1/2 tbsp ea chopped parsley
  • 1/2 small clove ea garlic, peeled & minced
  • to taste ea Urban Meadow® salt
  • to taste ea fresh ground pepper
  • 2 cups ea breadcrumbs
  • 2 cups ea water
  • 1 cup ea Urban Meadow® pure olive oil
  • 1 clove ea garlic, lightly smashed