From DN Recipes by David Nagy · Food & Beverage

Daddy Jack's Meatballs

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Ingredients
  • 1 LB beef or beef+pork blend
  • 1 cup bread cubes
  • 1/2 red pepper - diced
  • 1/4 yellow onion - diced
  • 1/4 red onion - diced
  • 1/4 cup leeks - sliced
  • 1/4 cup parsley leaves - chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil, or 2 tsp dried
  • 1/2 tsp tarragon
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp fresh garlic (ideally, roasted)
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese

Directions
  1. Prepare tomato sauce per your favorite recipe
  2. Roast garlic
  3. Chop all veggies
  4. Fine blend all ingredients in food processor, except meat, egg, and Parmesan
  5. Add meat and egg, blend to smooth
  6. Add Parmesan, blend again to incorporate
  7. Wet hands and ball into 2 oz balls and place in hot tomato sauce
  8. Reduce heat to simmer for 45-60 minutes, or until balls reach 160 degrees