Meatball Sliders
Meatball Sliders takes roughly 45 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 20. For $1.41 per serving, this recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This hor d'oeuvre has 323 calories, 16g of protein, and 17g of fat per serving. A mixture of olive oil, garlic cl
- Prep time
- 13 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 20 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 0.5 california bay leaf
- 3 cups coarse bread crumbs
- 0.5 teaspoon marjoram
- 2 large eggs
- 0.5 cup flat-leaf parsley
- 4 garlic cloves
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 pound ground beef
- 0.25 cup olive oil
- 0.5 teaspoon oregano
- 1.5 cups parmesan
- 20 small slider buns
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 56 ounce tomatoes in juice
- 2 cups vegetable oil
- 0.6666667 cup milk
- 1 medium onion
Instructions
- 1
To make the tomato sauce:Pure tomatoes with their juice in a blender and transfer to a bowl.
- 2
Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat and saut onion until golden, about 6 minutes.
- 3
Add garlic and saut, stirring, 1 minute.
- 4
Add tomato pure, sugar, bay leaf, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 40 to 50 minutes. Discard bay leaf.Make meatballs while sauce simmers:Stir together bread crumbs and milk in a large bowl and let stand 10 minutes.
- 5
Add meat, garlic, cheese, eggs, parsley, oregano, marjoram, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and blend until just combined well (do not overmix). Form level 1/4-cup portions into meatballs.
- 6
Heat oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat hot and fry meatballs, about 6 at a time, turning occasionally, until well browned and cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes per batch.