When my sons and I opened a little restaurant called Rocky's Spaghetti House everyone loved our meatballs. We had a signature sandwich called Uncle Mad Dog's Monster Meatball Sandwich and it was a best seller. The boy in this picture is a young man now. I hope he remembers his favorite meatballs as fondly as we remember him. To all of you who liked our meatballs, this is for you.
1 lb Ground Beef
1 lb Ground Pork
2 - 3 Cloves Finely Chopped Garlic
1 Tbsp Salt
2 tsp black pepper
1 Tbsp Garlic Powder (optional if you like it really garliccy)
2 Tbsp Parsley Flakes
1 Tbsp Fresh Basil Chopped... (This is the secret ingredient, shhhh.)
1 C Plain Bread Crumbs
2 Eggs
1/2 C Bread Crumbs kept handy if needed.
Prepare
In a lasagna style baking pan crumble beef and loosely spread across the whole pan.
Repeat with pork
Sprinkle evenly with Garlic, Salt, Pepper, Optional Garlic Powder, Parsley Flakes, Basil, and 1 Cup of the Bread Crumbs.
Mix well by hand making sure every ingredient incorporates with every other ingredient till well incorporated.
Spread meat mixture over the pan once more.
Break eggs onto mixture and mix again by hand till all the egg is absorbed.
If your mixture is too wet, sprinkle some of the leftover bread crumbs and mix in until you have a sort and slightly moist mixture that doesn't cling to your hands.
By hand roll meat mixture into 1 1/2 inch balls and set on a clean roasting pan with at least a half inch between meatballs.
Bake at 375 F for 35 minutes.
Remove from oven and place on paper towel to absorb excess grease.
Drop them into your Sunday Gravy or your favorite Pasta Sauce and have yourself a party.
Serve with pasta or on Italian or French Bread as a sandwich.
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