Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds fresh ground turkey
- 1 small dice sweet onion
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano leaves
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh basil leaves
- 2 to 3 cloves minced garlic
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3 large eggs
- 1 3/4 cups bread crumbs
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, for dusting the meat balls before browning
Directions
Mix turkey meat, onion, fresh herbs, garlic, and salt and pepper. Add eggs, bread crumbs, and heavy cream. Roll meatballs to desired size. See Chef's Note 1.
Heat a large saute pan. Add oil and butter and cook over medium heat until the butter turns golden brown, about 5 minutes. Browning the butter adds great flavor.
See Chef's Note 2. Dust meatballs in a little flour and brown. The meatballs should be cooked on a medium-high heat. They can be finished in the oven by roasting or placed in pre-made tomato sauce. Remember this is only for browning the meatballs.
Chef's Note 1:
We recommend you taste and test as you go by make a small patty before you begin to assemble the meatballs.
Chef's Note 2:
Rub a little water in the palm of your hands. It makes the job easier.
* Professional Recipe
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By coazn
on March 09, 2013
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the recipe is good, however..I did some change, I omit the milk but added freshly grated parmesan cheese, fresh basil, italian parsley to the listed ingredients and made my own tomato sauce= SPAGHETTI WITH TURKEY MEATBALLS=YUMMMM.
By rainz
on May 01, 2012
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This recipe is easy and very tasty. My family loves these meatballs!
By kelli82
on July 28, 2011
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I loved this recipe and so did 3 people who tried. I didn't measure the bread crumbs, just eyeballed it and used 2 eggs instead of 3 as per say some other reviewers.. I think next time Im going to add more spices to it. It actually made more then 11 meat balls.. about 22 (about 1.5 inch circumference So made 2 dishes. One with a 3 cheese pasta and the other one with Parmigiana Oregano. Today there a were about 4 meatballs left and I warmed them up and cooked them with eggs for breakfast.. They were super good. I'd def make them again.
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