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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have tender ricotta meatballs/meatloaf using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Tender Ricotta Meatballs/Meatloaf:
- Prepare 2 tbsp Olive oil
- Prepare 2 lb Meat. i use a mixture of veal, and lean ground beef
- Make ready 1 cup ricotta
- Take 1/2 cup grated parmesan
- Prepare 4 eggs
- Prepare 1/2 cup of tomatoe sauce of your choice
- Prepare 1 salt & pepper to taste.
- Get 1/2 large red or yellow onion, or one whole small onion
- Get 2/3 cup tomatoe paste, use to spread on the outside halfway through cooking if making meatloaf only.
- Make ready 1 large shredded or finely dice carrot
- Make ready 8 8+ cloves of garlic, depends on your liking i usually do 10.
This method results in a perfectly tender and moist meatball. I will never make a meatball without ricotta again. A meatball made of just meat would definitely be fine, but adding some kind of texture and variety to your meatball makes the whole eating process much more enjoyable. These ricotta meatballs swimming in a classic arrabbiata sauce made with the finest San Marzano tomatoes are everythiiiiing!
Instructions to make Tender Ricotta Meatballs/Meatloaf:
- Preheat oven to 350
- Heat oil, sauteed garlic until golden, be sure not to burn. Transfer to plate, and mash to render flavor while cooking. . Add onion, Saute until clear. Add carrots cook until soft
- In a big mixing bowl combine meats with sauteed veggies, eggs, parsley, garlic, tomatoe sauce, cheeses, and season with salt & pepper don't overwork the meat, just mix until blended.
- Shape into meatballs, or if making meatloaf, shape into a loaf.
- If making meatballs, and sauce place in sauce upon simmering point. To bake roll into meatballs, bake for 20-30 mins. Test after 20 mins. For meat loaf cook until internal temp is 160, usually takes an hour. If you wish to use tomatoe paste on meatloaf, coat after 30 mins.
Fluffy and moist, the absolute best Italian meatballs recipe ever! Served with spaghetti, linguine, rigatoni or bruschetta, the only question is: can you handle this? As the basic go-to meatloaf recipe, this is perfect: John understands all the things like soaking the bread crumbs and using dairy to keep the meatloaf moist and light. I would add sauteed veggies (mushrooms, peppers, celery and carrots, and whatever else was lurking in the veggie drawer), a spoonful of Worcestershire sauce or anchovy paste. The secret to those meatballs' incredible tenderness is mixing bread soaked in milk into the meat mixture.
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