Meatballs

Easy meatballs for a tomato sauce! This is a simple recipe for some really good tasting meatballs, mix it all up and fry in some canola oil until browned and add into your sauce!

For the Meatballs:

1 teaspoon flour

1 egg

1 baseball sized sweet onion

1-2 lb ground beef

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/2 teaspoon orageno-to taste

1/2 teaspoon basil-to taste

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon onion powder

1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1/2 teaspoon Thyme

To Fry:

about 4 tablespoons canola oil.

1 large skillet.

Slice onion thin, and then dice them small. 

In a large bowl combine egg, flour, spices, onion and beef, using your hands, mix well. 

Warm up skillet. Add in canola oil, keep stove top at about a 4 or 5 for a good hot for a good fry.

Roll meatballs into whatever size you like, I usually go with about half my palm size. Place in warmed pan, about 6 at a time for even heating. (This took me two batches.)

Fry meatballs in canola oil.  About 4-7 minutes per side. Once the meatballs are browned, you can place them in the sauce and cook them longer for tender goodness!

That is all! 

Also, you could add in fresh garlic to the meatballs or some cheese.

Since I had my sauce simmering next to the meatballs, I added a few cloves of finely chopped garlic into the empty pan when I was done frying. (Drain and wipe the pan out so there is only a tiny bit of grease left.)  I just stirred and cooked the garlic until it was fragrant. About 1 minute or so.