Meatballs

Kamado John Wayne
Kamado John Wayne @cook_3447445
East Berlin, Pennsylvania

These are THE best meatballs. Period. People literally beg me for them. People offer to pay me for them. I make a lot, and it's never enough.

They are time consuming. Make a lot. This recipe scales nicely.

They are moist. They are delicious. You will not eat just one.

They freeze really well. I put 6 plus sauce in quart freezer bags. Throw in a pot with lid on low heat for 45 or so minutes and you've got a super easy, super delicious meal.

Meatballs

These are THE best meatballs. Period. People literally beg me for them. People offer to pay me for them. I make a lot, and it's never enough.

They are time consuming. Make a lot. This recipe scales nicely.

They are moist. They are delicious. You will not eat just one.

They freeze really well. I put 6 plus sauce in quart freezer bags. Throw in a pot with lid on low heat for 45 or so minutes and you've got a super easy, super delicious meal.

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Ingredients

4 Hours
6 servings
  1. 2 lb.80/20 Ground Beef
  2. 5 linksItalian Sausage Links
  3. 32 oz.Marinara Sauce
  4. 1 (8 oz.)Jar of Button Mushrooms
  5. 1Large Egg
  6. 1/2 CupPlain Dry Breadcrumbs
  7. 1/4 CupWhole Milk
  8. 1/4Parmesan-Romano Cheese grated
  9. 1 TbspParsley preferably fresh chopped
  10. 3 clovesGarlic minced
  11. 1 tspOregano
  12. 1/2 tspFine Sea Salt
  13. 1/2 tspFine Cracked Black Pepper
  14. Olive Oil
  15. optional
  16. Penne Pasta
  17. Ricotta Cheese
  18. Extra Grated Parmesan-Romano Mic

Cooking Instructions

4 Hours
  1. 1

    Use your bare hands. Have fun being messy. Be sure to wash them first.

  2. 2

    In a large mixing bowl add ground beef. Add bread crumbs and combine by rolling and mixing with hands lightly.

  3. 3

    Add milk and egg and mix again until liquid is absorbed into meat and and bread crumbs mixture.

  4. 4

    Add Parmesan-Romano cheese, parsley, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper and mix well.

  5. 5

    With hands, roll meat mixture into uniform balls roughly twice the size of a golf ball.

  6. 6

    In a pan, brown sausage lightly in olive oil and set aside.

  7. 7

    In same pan, on medium-high heat, brown the meatballs in small batches being careful not to over cook but leaving no pink spots. As they're completed, place them away from the heat.

  8. 8

    Slice sausage into small pieces.

  9. 9

    In a large pot, carefully place meatballs, drained mushrooms and small slices of sausage.

  10. 10

    Fill with marinara sauce until meatballs and sausage are just covered.

  11. 11

    Simmer for 2-3 hours. Stirring occasionally, but not during the first 45 minutes. Be gentle during stirring so that you don't break your meatballs.

  12. 12

    Serving suggestion: in a bowl, add meatballs, sausage and sauce over Penne Pasta. Add a dollop of Ricotta Cheese and sprinkle with grated Parmesan-Romano.

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Kamado John Wayne
Kamado John Wayne @cook_3447445
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East Berlin, Pennsylvania
I love to cook. BBQ, Sous Vide, Mexican, Italian, American Breakfast, Strange-Fusion... I just love cooking, creating and eating food.I do about 80% of my cooking on a Kamado Joe Classic II Ceramic Smoker/Grill.I pride myself on developing recipes that are easy and delicious.In addition to cooking, I love the Philadelphia Phillies, my two English Bulldogs: Odin & Mack, Kayaking and occupying my time designing t-shirts.
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