Italian Sausage Meatballs with Fresh Herbs. Italian sausage is traditionally made from pork but chicken and turkey varieties are also out there. Fennel seed, which has a slightly sweet and very faint licorice-like flavor is the distinguishing characteristics of sweet Italian sausage. The Italian sausage perfectly matches other ingredients in the meatballs like fresh herbs, garlic and red.
Instead of using all sausage I used a half pound of ground sirloin & one sweet Italian sausage link. My kids aren't crazy about onion so I diced it very fine. Half an hour before eating I simmered the meatballs in spaghetti sauce. You can cook Italian Sausage Meatballs with Fresh Herbs using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Italian Sausage Meatballs with Fresh Herbs
- Prepare 1 lb of ground beef (or bison).
- It's 1 lb of sweet Italian sausage.
- It's 2 clove of garlic, minced.
- Prepare 1 of sprig fresh rosemary, minced.
- It's 3 of sprigs fresh thyme, minced.
- Prepare 1 of long sprig fresh oregano, minced.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of roughly chopped flat leaf parsley.
- You need 1/2 small of yellow onion, roughly chopped.
- You need 1/2 cup of almond meal.
- You need 2 of eggs, whisked.
- You need 1 tsp of red pepper flakes.
- It's 1 of Black pepper.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of cream (optional).
- Prepare 1/2 cup of finely shredded parmesan (optional).
- It's 1/4 cup of bacon fat.
Italian Sausage Meatballs with Fresh Herbs. Served them over egg noodles with a mushroom gravy and green beans. I have had this set for years and use them all the time. Jelly Roll Pans (baking sheets with sides) - used for everything from cookies to roasting, a good baking pan will last for years.
Italian Sausage Meatballs with Fresh Herbs instructions
- Remove the Italian sausage from its casing. Mix all of the ingredients, except bacon fat, together until well combined. With lightly oiled hands, roll the meatballs into the desired size..
- To cook, heat bacon fat in a saute pan over medium to medium-high heat. Once hot, add the meatballs. Fry 5–7 minutes, until bottom is browned..
- Turn meatballs to opposite side and fry until that side is nicely browned, another 5–7 minutes..
- Cut one open to determine if it is fully cooked on the inside. If not quite done, turn heat to low and cover pan for a few more minutes or put meatballs in a warm oven while you fry another batch..
These meatballs are packed full of fresh herbs, with just a hint of Parmesan thrown into the mix. The flavor is rich and light at the same time. These are some of the best Italian meatballs I have ever tasted. These Italian-seasoned meatballs are made with two parts ground beef and one part Italian sausage. Minced garlic, dried basil, and grated Parmesan cheese flavor the meatballs perfectly.
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