Cheese-Stuffed Meatballs Recipe

Name: Cheese-Stuffed Meatballs Recipe
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef; 1/2 white onion finely chopped; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons Italian parsley, minced; 1 egg; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 cup breadcrumbs; 1/2 pound mozzarella, cut into 1-inch cubes; 1 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions

As I was frying these cheese stuffed meatballs in the Food Republic Test Kitchen, I yelled over to our photographer Mark, "Okay we've got time-sensitive balls coming up in 3 minutes!" He looked at me, puzzled. "Because of the oozy cheese," I eloquently clarified, "We want to get a shot of the cheese melting out." "Ah, gotcha," he said. I love the look of surprise on my friends' faces when they cut into one of these gems and a lava floe of mozzarella ensues. These meatballs are <a href="http://www.foodrepublic.com/2011/04/01/best-basic-tomato-sauce-recipe">fantastic doused in tomato sauce </a>atop the pasta of your choice, but where they really shine is in a meatball sub. Isn't that a beautiful thought?

Updated at: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 11:49:04 GMT