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Classic Italian-American Baked Meatballs

Name: Classic Italian-American Baked Meatballs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: western
Ingredients: ground meat blend (beef, pork, veal); crushed saltine crackers; grated parmesan cheese; Italian parsley; Egg; seltzer water; Salt; crushed black pepper; garlic powder

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3 Steps Total

Preparation

00:00:36

warningStay safe

Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after handling raw ground meat, otherwise cross-contamination of food surfaces can cause illness.

In a large mixing bowl, combine 680g ground meat blend (beef, pork, veal), 1 cup crushed saltine crackers, 0.5 cup grated parmesan cheese, 0.5 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley, 1 egg, 0.5 cup seltzer water, 1 tsp salt, 0.5 tsp black pepper, and 1 tsp garlic powder. Gently mix all ingredients together using clean hands until uniformly combined, damp, and well blended with specks of parsley.

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Watch out

Do not overwork or pack the ground meat too tightly with your hands, otherwise the meatballs will turn dense and rubbery.

Ingredients:ground meat blend (beef, pork, veal) (680 g)crushed saltine crackers (1 cup)grated parmesan cheese (0.5 cup)Italian parsley (0.5 cup)Egg (1 piece)seltzer water (0.5 cup)Salt (1 tsp)crushed black pepper (0.5 tsp)garlic powder (1 tsp)

Tools:mixing bowl

Active Cooking

00:02:18

Portion the meat mixture into equal pieces and roll them with your palms into slightly elongated egg shapes (making about 15 meatballs in total). Arrange them side by side in a single layer inside a baking pan so that they settle into rounded balls as they bake.

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Shape meatballs into slightly oval egg shapes rather than flat rounds, otherwise they will flatten out too much during baking.

Ingredients:ground meat blend (beef, pork, veal)

Tools:baking pan

Active Cooking

00:03:27

warningStay safe

Wear thick oven mitts when removing the hot baking pan from the oven, otherwise the bare skin contact will cause severe burns.

Place the baking pan containing the meatballs into a preheated oven at 350°F (175°C) and bake for 30 minutes. Bake until meatballs are thoroughly cooked through, juicy, and lightly browned on top.

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Watch out

Ensure the oven is preheated properly to 350°F (175°C) before placing meatballs inside, otherwise they will bake unevenly.

Ingredients:ground meat blend (beef, pork, veal)

Tools:ovenoven mitts