THE MEATBALL SHOP'S SPICY PORK MEATBALLS

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From the book, THE MEATBALL SHOP COOKBOOK by Daniel Holzman and Michael Chernow. To pickle your own cherry peppers see recipe #475540. Serve with your favorite sauce.

Provided by gailanng

Categories     Pork

Time 35m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 lbs pork shoulder, ground (I have the butcher gind it twice)
1 tablespoon salt plus 1 teaspoon salt
4 jarred hot cherry peppers, minced
1/4 cup hot cherry pepper pickling liquid
4 slices fresh white bread, minced
3 large eggs

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 450°F Drizzle the olive oil into a 9×13-inch baking dish and use your hand to evenly coat the entire surface. Set aside.
  • Combine the ground pork, salt, cherry peppers, pickling liquid, bread and eggs in a large mixing bowl and mix by hand just until incorporated. Don't over do it or the meatballs will become tough.
  • Roll the mixture into round, golf ball-size meatballs (about 1 1/2 inches).
  • Place the meatballs in the prepared baking dish, being careful to line them up snugly and in even rows vertically and horizontally to form a grid. The meatballs should be touching one another.
  • Roast for 20 minutes or until the meatballs are firm and cooked through. A meat thermometer inserted into the center of a meatball should read 165°F.
  • Allow the meatballs to cool for 5 minutes in the baking dish before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 488.7, Fat 34.8, SaturatedFat 11, Cholesterol 200.3, Sodium 1384.5, Carbohydrate 11.3, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 2.4, Protein 30.9

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