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Posted by Zenster 2006-10-08 05:12|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Italian Meatballs
Accompaniment for Pasta

Preparation Time: 45 Minutes

Serves: 8-12 People

Ingredients:

½ Pound Ground Beef
½ Pound Bulk Italian Sausage (mild or hot)
2 Whole Eggs
½ Cup Dried Bread Crumbs
¼-½ Cup Grated or Minced Onion
2-4 Cloves Garlic
2 TBS Chopped Italian Parsley
1-2 TBS Dried Italian Seasoning
1 TSP Salt
½ TSP Ground Black Pepper

¼ Cup Olive or Vegetable Oil (for frying)

Optional:

¼-½ Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
Minced green bell pepper
Red pepper flakes (for heat)

Preparation:

Note: For best results, run ground beef, Italian sausage, chopped onion and garlic through a meat grinder one or two times. If using Italian sausage links, break open casings and crumble meat into mixture.

Beat eggs in a separate bowl until creamy. Mix all other ingredients completely and fold in eggs. Continue mixing until well incorporated.

Warm a large skillet over medium heat and add oil to pan. Once pan is hot, use a large spoon to scoop out 1-2 tablespoons of the meat mixture at a time and shape into small balls using two spoons or your hands. Gently place in hot pan and begin frying until lightly browned on all sides. Drain on paper towels and reserve or add to hot marinara sauce for use with cooked pasta.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-10-08 23:10|| 2006-10-08 23:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Mixed Grill
Italian Main Course

Preparation Time:

Serves: 2 People

Ingredients:

2 Each Calabrese Sausage
1 Each Hot Italian Sausage
1 Each Sweet Italian Sausage

Options:

Cotechino sausages
Abruzzo sausages
Romagnolo sausages
Salpicao sausages
Tuscan sausage

Preparation:

Heat one or two quarts of water in a large pot. Bring to a boil and add sausages. Turn off heat and wait ten minutes. Warm a large skillet or fire coals in a barbecue. Fry or grill sausages until outer casing begins to brown and swell. DO NOT prick or pierce links while cooking.

Cut sweet and hot links in half and serve along side a link of the Calabrese sausage on each plate. Accompany with a variety of mustards.

Some classic mustards:

Zatarains Creole Mustard
Sierra Nevada Porter Mustard
Colmans English Mustard
Beaver Hot Russian Mustard
Inglehoffer Horseradish Mustard
Grey Poupon French Mustard
Pommard French Country Mustard

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-10-08 23:47|| 2006-10-08 23:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Preparation time for the mixed grill is 30-45 minutes.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-10-08 23:51|| 2006-10-08 23:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Deep Fried Sausage
Italian Garnish

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Makes: ½ Cup

Ingredients:

¼ Pound Italian Salami or Pepperoni

1 Cup Vegetable Oil (for frying)

Preparation:

Slice salami or pepperoni paper thin and deep fry until crisp but not dark brown.

Use as garnish on salads or as appetizer.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-10-08 23:52|| 2006-10-08 23:52|| Front Page Top

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