The Last Meatball Recipe

As you may have read in our Weekly Carrier Pigeon newsletter, we are creating the most amazing new Recipe and Spice Packs at Spice Traders Mercantile. We are so excited to share what we have put together for you! We have tested all the recipes, tweaked them just for you, and have made them absolutely perfect! Just to give you a little tease, and in addition to our Lapsang Souchang post, we have an Exotic Indian Salad, Marinated Mushrooms, Sweet Spicy Citrus Tilapia, and a host of other delicious creations!! Come in and check them out! We are dying to hear what you think!

Sweet Spicy Citrus Tilapia

While testing these recipes, I stumbled upon an absolute gem of a meatball recipe! Although it has too much amazing flavor in itself to mesh well with our Lapsang Souchong White Sauce Recipe and Spice Pack, it is still something worth making again, and again, and after they're gone, once again! They freeze marvelously, and they're even good cold, as you're cleaning up dinner, no joke! The recipe is also easily doubled and tripled, so mix a few different kinds of ground meat, and freeze any that are leftover for another time, if there are any left over. 

The Last Meatball Recipe

The Last Meatball Recipe

*all STM ingredients can be found at Spice Traders Mercantile

1 lb ground meat (beef, sausage, pork, chicken, turkey)

1/2 tsp STM minced garlic

2 tsp STM minced dried onion

1/2 tsp STM Artisan Roasted Garlic Salt

1 1/2 tsp STM Italian Seasoning Blend

3/4 tsp STM Oregano

3/4 tsp STM Smoked Paprika

1/4 tsp STM Tellichery Peppercorns, freshly ground

1 dash hot sauce

1 1/2 Tbs water mixed with 1 Tbs STM Worcestershire Sauce Powder

1 egg

1/4 c grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 c seasoned bread crumbs, or any other dried crumbled carbohydrate you'd like to use, such as crackers

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Mix all ingredients together. Don't be afraid to use your hands, work the spices and the egg through the meat mixture. After thoroughly mixed, roll the balls into the size of meatballs you'd like, maybe a hair larger to allow for shrinkage. Place them on a baking sheet, don't be afraid to get them nice and cozy, these aren't like your favorite cookies that spread in the oven, remember shrinkage? Place them in the preheated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, minding to turn them once to get both sides crispy! Remove from oven when they are nicely browned. 

Recipe adapted from Meatball Nirvana on allrecipes.com