Meatballs

Name: Meatballs
Ingredients: 2 lb. ground beef (85% is good); 2 eggs; 3 Tbsp. parsley, chopped; 1 tsp. nutmeg; 2 1/2 tsp. salt; vegetable oil (for frying); 4 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese; 3 slices `day old' Italian bread (most any bread of any age); 1 c. unseasoned bread crumbs (may use Italian seasoned bread crumbs); lemon wedges

10 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

2 lb. ground beef (85% is good)
2 eggs
3 Tbsp. parsley, chopped
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 1/2 tsp. salt
vegetable oil (for frying)
4 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
3 slices `day old' Italian bread (most any bread of any age)
1 c. unseasoned bread crumbs (may use Italian seasoned bread crumbs)
lemon wedges

Directions

1

Put the ground beef in a large bowl; add eggs, parsley, nutmeg, salt and cheese.
2

Wet the bread well and squeeze out the water and shred it into the meat mixture.
3

Discard too crusty crusts.
4

Mix well.
5

Form into balls about the size of a large egg. Flatten so they are not more than 1-inch thick in the middle. Cover well with bread crumbs.