Italian Meatballs

In my mind unless you know the butcher and see him grinding your meat, it's ok to buy it otherwise pre-packaged ground meat does not look very appealing to me( who knows what's in that meat!) . So i have a grinder attachment for my Kitchen Aid mixer and i buy whole pieces of sirloin , pork , chicken,... and grind it myself. The fresh ground meat tastes so different, so much fresher! But feel free to use the store bought ground meat if you chose.

Ingredients:
1 lb. of Ground Sirloin
1 lb. of Ground Pork ( you can use the loin if you prefer it leaner or a piece of a shoulder or Boston butt where there will be a lot more fat to it)
4-5 slices of day old italian bread cubed
2 eggs beaten
1 cup of milk
1 large yellow onion
3-5 cloves of garlic
Fresh parsley, chopped
Fresh basil, chopped
2 teaspoons of salt
1 teaspoon of pepper
splash of olive oil
Tomato sauce or 3 large jars of store bought tomato sauce of your choice


mix the eggs and milk and soak the bread in it for about 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350F.
In a large mixing bowl mix all the above ingredients use my hands just because i like giving the meat a nice rub. The love to cook should be felt by the food , everything tastes better that way!!!
Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray. With a large spoon scoop out the meat mixture and form balls about the size of a tennis ball. Lay them on top of prepared cookie sheet, you should get between 20 and 24 meatballs. Put them in the oven for 25 minutes.

Meanwhile heat up your tomato sauce. When meatballs are done remove them from the oven and transfer them carefully with a large spatula into your tomato sauce and bring it to a simmer  , let them cook for another 40 minutes on low. Serve them with Spaghetti aioli.