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A quick and easy [[meatball recipe]]. Serve with buttered [[Pasta|pasta]] and a [[Tomato sauce|tomato sauce]]. It's ideal for [[Freezing|freezing]], make double the quantity and [[Freeze|freeze]] in small batches for extra quick meals.
This has to be a cheat because it's so simple to make.
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|TotalCalories = 3825
|PortionCalories = 956
|DatePublished=23rd October 2012
|Author=Chef
|Servings = Serves 4
|Difficulty = 1
|TotalTime = 4 hours 25 minutes
|PrepTime = 4 hours 15 minutes
|CookTime = 10 minutes
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====Best recipe review====

''Basil is just the best!''

4.7/5 

The meatballs are great, but the finishing touch is the fresh basil.

 [[User:TheJudge|The Judge]] 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 500g (18 oz) lean [[Minced beef|minced beef]]
| 1 tablespoon freshly chopped [[Oregano|oregano]] - ''see variations''
| 1 small [[Onion|onion]], finely chopped
| 2 Cloves of [[Garlic|garlic]], peeled and crushed
| [[Zest|zest]] of 1 [[Lemon|lemon]], finely chopped
| 15 g (1/2 oz) fresh [[Breadcrumbs|breadcrumbs]]
| [[Sea Salt|sea salt]] and [[Freshly ground black pepper|freshly ground black pepper]]
| Pinch of [[Grated|grated]] [[Nutmeg|nutmeg]]
| 1 [[Egg|egg]], beaten
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''' for [[Frying|frying]]'''
* [[Olive oil]]
''' to serve'''
* 520 g Buttered [[Spaghetti|spaghetti]] or buttered [[Egg noodles|egg noodles]]
* 30 g [[Parmesan cheese]] - shaved with a [[Speed peeler|speed peeler]] or freshly [[Grated|grated]]

===Method===

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| In a large bowl, mix all of the ingredients with clean hands until nicely combined.
| Cover and [[Refrigerate|refrigerate]] for 3 or 4 hours if possible for the flavours to mix.
| Divide the mixture into about 20 balls, roughly the size of a golf ball.
| Gently shallow [[Fry|fry]] in a little [[Olive oil|olive oil]] until [[Browned|browned]] on the outside and cooked to your liking. About 5 to 7 minutes, turning regularly - scrape from the pan with a spatula to prevent them breaking up.
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Image:Italian meatballs, twenty.jpg|20 Italian meatballs
Image:Italian meatballs, mixed.jpg|Mixed, ready to chill
Image:Italian meatballs ingredients.jpg|Meatball ingredients
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===Serving suggestions===
Serve on a pile of buttered pasta or egg noodles and [[Tomato_sauce#Tomato_sauce_recipes|one of these tomato sauces]]

Garnish with shavings of [[Parmesan cheese]].
===Variations===
Use [[pork]] instead of [[beef]].

Try an [[Alfredo sauce]] instead of a tomato based sauce.

Use fresh [[Basil|basil]] as an alternative, or a mixture of [[basil]] and [[Oregano|oregano]] (or [[Marjoram|marjoram]]), if using [[Dried oregano|dried oregano]], use 1 teaspoon. Don't bother with [[Dried|dried]] [[Basil|basil]].
===Chef's notes===
I forgot to buy the lemon for this recipe, so used slightly less than a quarter of the rind (flesh discarded) from one of my [[preserved lemons]], finely chopped.

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[[Category:Recipes]]
[[Category:Beef recipes]]
[[Category:Cookery cheats]]
[[Category:Italian recipes]]
[[Category:Main courses]]
[[Category:Meat recipes]]
[[Category:Pasta recipes]]
[[Category:Student recipes]]
[[Category:Pan fried]]

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