Drop Meatballs

Name: Drop Meatballs
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 22 square, saltines; 1 cup, milk; 2 pounds, 85 percent lean ground beef; 2 ounces, Parmesan cheese, grated (1 cup); 1 teaspoon, garlic powder; 1 teaspoon, dried oregano; 1 teaspoon, salt; 1/2 teaspoon, pepper; 1/4 cup, extra-virgin olive oil; 10 , garlic cloves, peeled and smashed; 1/2 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 2 , (28-ounce) cans crushed tomatoes; , Salt and pepper; 3 tablespoons, chopped fresh basil

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2012

Main Courses

Italian

Beef

SERVES6 to 8

TIME1½ hours, plus 20 minutes cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

These meatballs are inspired by the ones we tried at Villa di Roma in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; read about or visit here. Most meatball recipes call for roasting or pan-frying meatballs before simmering them in a hearty Italian red ...

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