Recipe: Tasty Tender Ricotta Meatballs

Ingredients

• 1/2 onion, minced
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped Italian parsley
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt (or 3/4 tsp table salt)
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• cayenne to taste
• 1 pound ground beef (85% lean)
• 1/3 cup plain breadcrumb
• 1 (28-oz) jar prepared marinara sauce
• 1 cup water

Instructions

Step 1

put oil into a pan, then put 1/2 minced onion, cook for a few seconds

Step 2

then put in some minced cloves garlic
turn off heat

Step 3

put an egg, 1 cup ricotta cheese and garlic into a bowl, mix them together.
then put in 1/2 tsp kosher salt (or 3/4 tsp table salt), 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper, 1 pound ground beef, 1/3 cup plain breadcrumb, mix them

Step 4

roll the meat with your hands into balls

Step 5

cook the balls in a pan, when they are done, add tomato sauce, 1 cup water,
simmer for 30 minutes