{"id":27188,"date":"2020-09-07T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenemilito.it\/?p=27188"},"modified":"2020-09-07T09:28:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T07:28:35","slug":"pasta-with-basic-beef-meatballs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenemilito.it\/en\/pasta-with-basic-beef-meatballs\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasta with basic beef meatballs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"text_line\" data-position=\"8:4:0:0:0\" data-endposition=\"8:4:15:0:0\" data-complex=\"0\">You can serve this dish as is, with the pasta, but the meatballs are so<span data-selectable=\"0\" data-singlespace=\"1\" data-lineend=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text_line\" data-position=\"8:4:15:0:0\" data-endposition=\"8:5:0:0:0\" data-complex=\"0\">tasty you may consider serving them as an appetizer with toothpicks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Portions:\u00a0<\/strong>10 serves<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5 thick slices day old or toasted Italian bread<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 bulb garlic<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 bunch fresh parsley<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 pounds lean ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1 egg, lightly beaten<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan or Romano cheese<\/li>\n<li>Fresh cracked black pepper<\/li>\n<li>One package of pasta<\/li>\n<li>One jar of tomato sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preparation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><span class=\"text_line\" data-position=\"8:22:0:0:0\" data-endposition=\"8:22:11:0:0\" data-complex=\"0\">Soak the bread in water for 1 minute. Thoroughly squeeze out<span data-selectable=\"0\" data-singlespace=\"1\" data-lineend=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text_line\" data-position=\"8:22:11:0:0\" data-endposition=\"8:22:23:0:0\" data-complex=\"0\">all the liquid. Peel and mince the garlic. Clean and chop the<span data-selectable=\"0\" data-singlespace=\"1\" data-lineend=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text_line\" data-position=\"8:22:23:0:0\" data-endposition=\"8:23:0:0:0\" data-complex=\"0\">parsley.<span data-selectable=\"0\" data-singlespace=\"1\" data-lineend=\"1\" data-linebreak=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text_line\" data-position=\"8:24:0:0:0\" data-endposition=\"8:24:10:0:0\" data-complex=\"0\">In large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients. Form the<span data-selectable=\"0\" data-singlespace=\"1\" data-lineend=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text_line\" data-position=\"8:24:10:0:0\" data-endposition=\"8:25:0:0:0\" data-complex=\"0\">mixture into balls about 2 to 3 inches in size.<span data-selectable=\"0\" data-singlespace=\"1\" data-lineend=\"1\" data-linebreak=\"1\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text_line\" data-position=\"8:26:0:0:0\" data-endposition=\"8:26:11:0:0\" data-complex=\"0\">Bake or fry the meatballs: To bake, preheat oven to 375\u00b0F.<span data-selectable=\"0\" data-singlespace=\"1\" data-lineend=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text_line\" data-position=\"8:26:11:0:0\" data-endposition=\"8:26:22:0:0\" data-complex=\"0\">Place the meatballs in a lightly greased baking pan, and cover.<span data-selectable=\"0\" data-singlespace=\"1\" data-lineend=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text_line\" data-position=\"8:26:22:0:0\" data-endposition=\"8:27:0:0:0\" data-complex=\"0\">Bake for 30 minutes.<span data-selectable=\"0\" data-singlespace=\"1\" data-lineend=\"1\" data-linebreak=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text_line\" data-position=\"8:28:0:0:0\" data-endposition=\"8:28:13:0:0\" data-complex=\"0\">Uncover, and brown for 5 to 10 minutes. To fry, heat about 1<span data-selectable=\"0\" data-singlespace=\"1\" data-lineend=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text_line\" data-position=\"8:28:13:0:0\" data-endposition=\"8:28:23:0:0\" data-complex=\"0\">tablespoon olive oil to medium temperature in a skillet. Fry<span data-selectable=\"0\" data-singlespace=\"1\" data-lineend=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text_line\" data-position=\"8:28:23:0:0\" data-endposition=\"8:28:31:0:0\" data-complex=\"0\">for 30 minutes, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until<span data-selectable=\"0\" data-singlespace=\"1\" data-lineend=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text_line\" data-position=\"8:28:31:0:0\" data-endposition=\"8:29:0:0:0\" data-complex=\"0\">cooked through.<span data-selectable=\"0\" data-singlespace=\"1\" data-lineend=\"1\" data-linebreak=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text_line\" data-position=\"8:30:0:0:0\" data-endposition=\"8:30:10:0:0\" data-complex=\"0\">Transfer the meatballs to paper towels to drain. Serve the<span data-selectable=\"0\" data-singlespace=\"1\" data-lineend=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text_line\" data-position=\"8:30:10:0:0\" data-endposition=\"8:31:0:0:0\" data-complex=\"0\">meatballs plain, with sauce, over pasta. Day old or two day old Italian bread is ideal to use for meatball and meat stuffing mixtures. If slightly stale bread is unavailable, you can simply toast some fresh bread, or use<span data-selectable=\"0\" data-singlespace=\"1\" data-lineend=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>bread crumbs instead.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can serve this dish as is, with the pasta, but the meatballs are so\u00a0tasty you may consider serving them as an appetizer with toothpicks. Portions:\u00a010 serves Ingredients: 5 thick slices day old or toasted Italian bread 1\/2 bulb garlic 1\/4 bunch fresh parsley 1 1\/2 pounds lean ground beef 1 egg, lightly beaten 1\/4&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\" [&hellip;]\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenemilito.it\/en\/pasta-with-basic-beef-meatballs\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":27189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6572],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-italian-recipes"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pasta with basic beef meatballs - IreneMilito.it<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenemilito.it\/en\/pasta-with-basic-beef-meatballs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pasta with basic beef meatballs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"You can serve this dish as is, with the pasta, but the meatballs are so\u00a0tasty you may consider serving them as an appetizer with toothpicks. 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