Polpette, Italian Meatballs

Step 1

Combine beef, veal and pork and a large bowl

Step 2

Add the other ingredients and mix altogether using your bare hands for best results

Step 3

The mixture should be very moist but still hold its shape when rolled into meatballs

Step 4

Coat your hands with olive oil and shape into meatballs to desired size.

Step 5

At this point, you can either brown the meatballs in a frying pan or broil them in the oven which Nonna Francesca prefers to do.

Step 6

To broil them, place the meatballs on a broiler pan and broil until the outside is slightly browned on one side. Then turn them and broil the other side.

Step 7

If you choose to fry them, heat olive oil in a large skillet and fry meatballs in batches.

Step 8

When they are nicely browned, remove them from the heat and drain on a paper towel.

Step 9

Add the browned meatballs to your spaghetti sauce and simmer for 1 hour.