Easiest Way to Prepare Any-night-of-the-week Jumbo Cheesy Meatballs

Jumbo Cheesy Meatballs.

You can have Jumbo Cheesy Meatballs using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Jumbo Cheesy Meatballs

1. It's 250 gm of ground beef.
2. You need 250 gm of ground pork.
3. Prepare 100 gm of whole milk ricotta cheese.
4. It's 1 cup of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated.
5. It's 1 cup of bread crumbs.
6. Prepare 1 of egg.
7. Prepare 2 cloves of garlic, minced.
8. You need 4 Tbsp of chopped onions.
9. Prepare 1 tbsp of olive oil.
10. Prepare 2 tbsp of salt.
11. You need 1 tbsp of black pepper.
12. Prepare 2 cups of tomato sauce.
13. Prepare 1/2 cup of chopped fresh basil.

Jumbo Cheesy Meatballs step by step

1. Place all ingredients except the tomato sauce and the extra-virgin olive oil in a medium-size bowl and mix thoroughly by hand until they are completely combined and the mixture is uniformly firm..
2. Coat your hands in olive oil and form fist size balls.
3. Heat the tomato sauce in a saucepan over medium heat, then drop the meatballs into the sauce and add enough water to allow the sauce to reduce and simmer but not so much that the sauce is totally liquid. Cook for about 10 minutes on one side, then turn the meatballs over, add some more water, and cook for another 10 minutes, using a spoon to cover the meatballs with the sauce as they simmer. Remove from heat and let rest for 5 minutes..
4. Serve with chopped parsley, salt and pepper, more Parmigiano-Reggiano, and a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil..