The Supreme Meatball

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs combination lean ground veal or 1 1/2 lbs ground lean lamb
• 1/3 cup oat bran
• 1 large lemon, rind of, grated
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2/3 cup freshly grated romano cheese
• 1/3 cup minced fresh parsley
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• tomato sauce (recipe to follow)
• 1 lb spaghetti or 1 lb linguine or 1 lb fettuccine

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, lightly mix together the ground meat, oat bran, lemon rind, eggs, cheese, parsley, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, allspice, oregano and basil.
• 2 refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• 3 heat oven to 375.
• 4 form mixture into 1 ¼â€? meatballs.
• 5 place meatballs on baking sheet and cook for 15 minutes.
• 6 add to tomato sauce and simmer, partially covered, 45 minutes.
• 7 cook pasta al dente, drain and toss with sauce. pile pasta on a platter and top with extra sauce and meatballs.