How to Braise Perfect Italian Pork Meatballs in Red Sauce

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: cooking wine

Grape juice adds sweetness without alcohol.

Grind the pork and guanciale together using a meat grinder.

Prepare a mixture with ricotta cheese, roasted garlic puree, calabrian chili flakes, fresh oregano, fresh parsley, and parmigiano.

Add a little bit of breadcrumbs to the mixture.

Gently fold the meat into the mixture without overmixing.

Roll the mixture into even meatballs.

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Place the meatballs in a greased baking dish and bake for about 20 minutes.

Transfer the meatballs to a sauce bath to cool down and absorb flavor.

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