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Chef John's Ricotta Meatballs

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Chef John's Ricotta Meatballs

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Time

0 min

Serving

8 persons

Calories

331

Rating

4.00★ (429)

Cuisine

Italian
Author: Victoria Buriak
These ricotta-spiked meatballs are so tender, so flavorful, and so delicious. There are hardly any ingredients. Throw them over some spaghetti for a hearty meal.

Ingredients

  • onion: 0.5 piece (minced)
  • olive oil: 4 Tbsp (divided)
  • garlic: 3 clove (minced)
  • ground beef: 1 pound
  • whole milk ricotta cheese: 1 cup
  • packed chopped Italian parsley: 0.25 cup
  • egg: 1 piece (beaten)
  • ½ teaspoons kosher salt: 1 piece
  • black pepper: 0.5 tsp (freshly ground)
  • pinch cayenne pepper: 1 piece (to taste)
  • dry bread crumbs: 0.33333 cup
  • marinara sauce: 1 jar (28 ounce jar)
  • water: 1 cup

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Stages of cooking

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  1. Sauté onion in 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir garlic into onion and turn off heat. Transfer onion mixture to a large mixing bowl.
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  2. Stir ground beef, ricotta cheese, parsley, egg, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper with onion mixture until almost combined; stir in bread crumbs and continue to mix until thoroughly blended.
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  3. Roll about 2 tablespoons of mixture into a 1-inch ball for each meatball. Pour remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in same skillet used to cook onions. Place skillet over medium heat and brown meatballs on all sides in hot oil, about 5 minutes. Hold a crumpled paper towel in tongs and use it to remove excess grease from skillet.
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  4. Pour marinara sauce and water over meatballs in skillet. Stir to combine and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until meatballs are cooked through and no longer pink in the center, about 30 minutes. *Sherri*
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