The one thing that sets this meatball recipe apart from others?

Soak sandwich bread with grated onion.

The bread puffs up when cooked, making these meatballsextra soft and juicy.

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Plus it adds extra savoury flavour without the need to fry onion separately.

Italian Meatball recipe!

So here we go:

Your meatball recipe is the same as my Italian Nonna!

Close up of Italian Meatballs simmering in marinara sauce

Dan, 20 July, 2018

This recipe is better than my Italian familys ……

This is going to be my current family pass down to future generations.

Thank you Nagi!!!

Meat mixture for Italian Meatballs

Italians use milk for soaking.

I use grated onion see next point.

Soak bread in grated onion = better flavour.Grating the onions serves a few purposes.

How to make Italian Meatballs

Flavour 80% of my recipes start with saute onion until golden.

And theres a reason for that.

This way the liquid balance is not thrown out of balance.

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Make your life easier grate the onion!

Tip: Baking option for meatball recipes

Any of myMeatball recipescan be baked.

You wont find Spaghetti and Meatballs in Italy … ## Italian Meatballs (Extra Soft and Juicy!)

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Long overdue for a video and new photos no change to recipe, I wouldnt dare!

I get a round: 8 more meatball recipes

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Overhead photo of Italian Meatballs in a rustic black bowl garnished with parmesan, ready to be eaten

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