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Tasty Meatballs—Delicious and Easy to Make

You have some leftover beef from yesterday's dinner, what can you do with it? It is easy. Turn it into something completely different: delicious meatballs. There are no rules, no standard recipes. As everyone, I have got my own recipe-let me show it!
The trick for a low-fat recipe? Balance the ingredients properly and cook them well- you will taste meat in a different way.
My mom's ones are delicious; of course, I have got my own recipe, and they are never the same! This is nice because every time it is a new surprising taste!   
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword italian meatballs, meatballs
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 7 oz of cooked meat (roasted or boiled)  (200g)
  • 4 oz of Parma ham (100g)
  • 4 oz of mortadella or thinly sliced salami  (100g)
  • 5 leaves of sage
  • 3-4 sprigs of fresh thyme
  • 2-3 sprigs of fresh rosemary
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp of breadcrumbs 
  • Flour
  • Red pepper flakes
  • Some fresh basil leaves 
  • Extra virgin olive oil for frying 
Servings 6 people

Instructions

  • Wash and clean the herbs: remove them from their stalks and put aside; 
  • Coarsely dice the meat and put it into the bowl of a food processor with the leaves of the herbs, the mortadella, the Parma ham, and the breadcrumbs; 
  • Pulse only until mixed; 
  • Shape 15 meatballs the size of a golf ball with your hands; 
  • Roll the meatballs into the flour to coat them so that they will absorb less oil during the frying process;
  • Fill a dutch oven with about a ½ inch (1cm) of oil and heat it; 
  • When the oil is hot, fry the meatballs until they are brown and crispy on both sides; 
  • Transfer the meatballs to a paper towel to drain; 
  • In the meanwhile, cook your tomato sauce; bring the sauce to a simmer and add the meatballs; 
  • Serve very hot with crusty bread.