I thought about doing "Corned Beef and Cabbage" tonight but the CB will go on sale in a few days......Aldi's is usually the best buy for this......flat cut not point...
So instead I made spaghetti and meatballs. I made a big batch of MBs a few months ago and put them in the freezer. I really screwed up the recipe and they have the texture of a rotted sponge....but we gotta get through them.
If anyone has a good recipe for Italian meatballs PM me.....I could use one....
here is one from the mid 50's:
1&½ pounds ground beef [i will add pork sausage if i have it available to reach that 1.5 pound amount]
5-6 slices wet squeezed bread [use a splash of milk to wet the bread]
2 large eggs
4 cloves of chopped garlic from a bulb [back off the garlic a tad unless you love it]
½ large onion - or 1 medium onion - chopped fine
salt & pepper
[~ 1/8 cup of jelly or jam ... usually grape, but have used other flavors with success]
cover meat mixture with grated parmesan cheese
mix well
roll meat mixture into balls of desired size [for me, that is small, for hors d'oeuvres ... the key is to make them the same size so they cook evenly]
cook in large pan in 400 degree oven until browned [~18 minutes]
place meatballs in sauce to soften [i typically use paul newman's sockarooni, but whatever marinara based sauce you like should be fine]
after bringing these for an office pot luck get-together i was instructed -
not asked - to bring these for each potluck thereafter, by my food-loving co-workers
..and if anyone has a taste for rotted sponge.....I have a deal for ya!!
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