Pearl’s Fried Meatballs

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. hamburger
• 1.5 Cups Parmesan cheese
• 1 Tbsp onion powder
• 3 Tbsp garlic powder
• 2 Tsp Italian seasoning
• Salt and Pepper to taste (appx. 1tsp each)
• 3 eggs
• 5 slices bread
• Pickles, peppers and/or olives diced small
• Flour for rolling meatballs

Directions

1. Mix first 7 ingredients (hamburger > eggs)
2. Put bread in strainer and drench with water, the squeeze out excess water and mix into meat mixture.
3. Add salt and pepper.
4. If mixture is dry, add a little chicken broth.
5. Put a piece of diced item into meatball.
6. Roll meatballs into ~1 inch diameter balls and roll in the flour for a light coating.
7. Fry in frying pan or deep fryer and cook until well done and a little crispy on the outside. For deep fryer, I set the temp to 370 F and fry for ~3 minutes.
8. Taste after a couple to see if more seasoning is needed.

Note: This recipe makes ~50 meatballs