Homemade Meatballs
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Cooking:
45 min.
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Servings per container:
16
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Ingredients for - Homemade Meatballs

1. Bacon fat - 2 tablespoons
2. Finely chopped onion - 3 cups
3. Garlic, finely chopped - 6 cloves
4. Fresh Italian bread, or more as needed - 1 loaf
5. Whole milk - ½ cup
6. Chicken broth - ½ cup
7. Eggs, beaten - 2
8. Chopped fresh parsley - ½ cup
9. Celtic sea salt - 2 tablespoons
10. Worcestershire sauce - 1 tablespoon
11. Dijon mustard - 1 tablespoon
12. Italian herb seasoning (such as Penzeys) - 1 teaspoon
13. Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon
14. Ground beef - 3 pounds
15. Bulk pork sausage - 1 pound

How to cook deliciously - Homemade Meatballs

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease rimmed baking sheets lightly.

2. Stage

Heat bacon fat in a pan over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic in the hot pan until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

3. Stage

While mixture cools, cut the loaf of bread in half horizontally. Scoop out the white bread, leaving a boat-like shell of crust; save crust for pizza bread or garlic toast. Tear white bread into pieces (should yield 5 to 6 cups) and place into a bowl.

4. Stage

Combine milk, chicken broth, and eggs in a bowl. Pour over the torn bread. Mash bread into small pieces with your fingers. Stir in cooled onion and garlic; mix well. Add parsley, salt, Worcestershire, mustard, Italian seasoning, and pepper. Mix very well.

5. Stage

Combine ground beef and sausage in a large mixing bowl using your hands. Add bread mixture, about 1 cup at a time, mixing well with your hands between each addition, until all is combined evenly.

6. Stage

Form meatballs and place on the prepared baking sheets.

7. Stage

Bake until meatballs are browned and no longer pink in the centers, about 30 minutes.