Ground Beef Meatballs Recipe

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Ground Beef Meatballs

These could be baked or cooked in another sauce, or just sautéed until cooked through. I do them in this delicious tomato olive sauce and serve in bowls with a side salad.

Meatballs
1 lb ground beef
1 large shallot, minced
2 large garlic cloves, minced
1 tbl Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbl minced fresh oregano leaves
1/2 cup grated sharp cheddar or other sharp cheese
Fresh ground black pepper
Sauce
1 28oz can organic plum tomatoes whole or crushed
1/2 - 3/4 cup kalamata olives, sliced lengthwise into quarters
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 - 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp salt
2-3 tbl minced fresh oregano leaves

Combine meatball ingredients in a mixing bowl, pressing firmly to blend and tighten the mixture
Form meat mixture into 1 inch balls which should make about 20-24 meatballs
Chill for 20-30 minutes (or a couple of hours)
Crush tomatoes if needed and set aside with sauce or juice from their can
Heat fat in a skillet over medium heat
Add meatballs and cook until browned on all sides
Remove and set aside
Add olives, garlic and red pepper flakes
Sauté until garlic it is very fragrant, but not yet browned
Add tomatoes, oregano and salt
Stir and cook over medium-low to medium heat, adjusting as needed until flavors have blended -- this only takes 10-15 minutes
Add meatballs to sauce, spooning sauce over each and cook over medium-low until meatballs are cooked through

*If you use a less salty cheese you'll want to increase the salt in the meatballs to 1 tsp

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