Sicilian Texan Grandma’s Meatballs

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Preparation info
  • Makes about

    12

    meatballs
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Pizza Czar: Recipes and Know-How from a World-Traveling Pizza Chef

By Anthony Falco

Published 2021

  • About

I’m not going to lie: You may need to do a little work to get the right blend of fat to meat. You’ll have to go to your butcher and say, “Can you grind me some 80/20?” to get that extra fat in the meat. Once you have it, instead of cooking these meatballs through (per the recipe), you can also bake them for about 20 minutes, until they’re firm but rare in the center, then finish them by poaching in Robust Tomato Sauce. It will add even more flavor to the s