The Old Spaghetti Factorys Meatballs Recipes

Steps:

• Combine chopped onion, garlic, parsley and bread crumbs in a food processor and mix 30 seconds. Break the egg into a 3-quart bowl and mix well using a wire whisk. Add water, olive oil, salt, pepper, and nutmeg to the egg and whisk until well whisked. Add the bread crumb mixture, combining with a spatula. Add the ground meat and mix thoroughly until ingredients are well distributed and the mixture is binding together tightly. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Using a medium-sized ice cream scoop, scoop out a portion onto a lightly oiled jelly-roll pan. Form each meatball by rolling in the palm of your hand until they feel tight and solid. (The finished meatballs should be about the size of a golf ball.) Pour 1/4 cup water into the pan and place in the oven. Time 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and loosen with a spatula. Return to the oven an additional 10 minutes, or until cooked through. Drain. Heat the tomato sauce in a large skillet. Add the meatballs and simmer 2 minutes. Serve over pasta or rice. This recipe yields ?? servings.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Lightly oil a jelly roll pan. Combine chopped onion, garlic, parsley and bread crumbs in a food processor and mix 30 seconds.
• Break egg into 3-qt. bowl and mix well using a wire whisk. Add water, olive oil, salt, pepper, and nutmeg to egg and whisk until well whisked. Add the bread crumb mixture, combining with a spatula. Add the ground meat and mix thoroughly until ingredients are well distributed and the mixture is binding together tightly.
• Using a medium sized ice cream scoop, scoop out a portion onto prepared pan. Form each meatball by rolling in palm of your hand until they feel tight and solid. (The finished meatballs should be about the size of a golf ball). Pour 1/4 cup water into pan.
• Place in oven and bake for 15 minutes. Remove pan from oven and loosen meatballs from bottom with a spatula. Return to oven an additional 10 minutes, or until cooked through. Drain pan.
• Heat the spaghetti sauce in large skillet. Add meatballs and simmer 2 minutes. Serve over pasta.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Add beef, pork and veal; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-in. balls. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Brown meatballs in batches; drain., In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir 3-5 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook and stir 2 minutes. Add tomato paste; cook and stir 3-5 minutes or until paste darkens. Add wine; cook and stir 2 minutes to dissolve any browned tomato paste. , Stir in tomatoes, parsley, sugar, salt, pepper and pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 15-20 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Add basil and meatballs; cook 20-25 minutes longer or until meatballs are cooked through, stirring occasionally. Serve meatballs and sauce with spaghetti. Sprinkle with additional cheese.