ciao bella polpette (meatballs)

Name: Ciao Bella Polpette (Meatballs)
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: - a double recipe for ciao bella salsa pomodoro (tomato sauce); 3 pound(s) ground beef (85/15); 5 slice(s) white bread, crusts removed; 1/4 cup(s) milk; 1 cup(s) parmesan cheese; 3 large eggs, slightly beaten; 1 small onion, grated; 1/4 cup(s) fresh chopped parsley, or 2 tablespoons dry parsley; 3 clove(s) minced garlic, or 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder; - salt and pepper to taste

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Private Recipe by

Anna Sciancalepore Antoniello

@CiaoBella

Benton, PA

It took me a while to actually post this recipe because I never had it written down. My Mom always did it by eye. So I finally made some and measured the ingredients. There is nothing worse than hard meatballs. This will prove to be a very moist meatball recipe. I promise they will be the most tender meatballs you have ever had! Enjoy!

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Ingredients For ciao bella polpette (meatballs)

a double recipe for ciao bella salsa pomodoro (tomato sauce)
3 lb

ground beef (85/15)
5 slice

white bread, crusts removed
1/4 c

milk
1 c

parmesan cheese
3 lg

eggs, slightly beaten
1 sm

onion, grated
1/4 c

fresh chopped parsley, or 2 tablespoons dry parsley
3 clove

minced garlic, or 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste

How To Make ciao bella polpette (meatballs)

1
Prepare a double recipe of Ciao Bella Salsa Pomodoro in a large stock pot. Allow to come to a simmer for 30 minutes.

2
While sauce is simmering, in a small bowl tear white bread into small pieces and soak with milk until well saturated. Mash with a fork until bread is broken down.
3
In a large bowl combine ground beef, bread with milk, parmesan cheese, eggs, grated onion, parsley, garlic and salt and pepper.
4
Scoop one ladle full of sauce right into the meat mixture and mix well. This is what will make the meatballs tender.
5
Shape into medium size meatballs using about 2-3 tablespoons of meat mixture. Drop into simmering sauce. Simmer far another 30-40 minutes until meatballs have cooked through and sauce is thickened.
6
Serve over you favorite pasta or have wonderful meatball subs. We always seem to eat all the meatballs and have left over sauce. So I freeze any left over sauce.
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