📋 Italian Crispy Deep Fried Meatballs Recipe

These deep-fried meatballs are a delicious traditional Italian meatballs recipe. These tender meatballs, flavored with parmesan, garlic, and lemon zest are the perfect finger food for any occasion, whether it's game night or a quick and easy weeknight dinner served with a vegetable stew. Make them as small balls to add to pasta al forno or served in a consomme for a special hearty meal. With their crispy exterior and juicy interior, deep-fried meatballs are sure to become a new favorite in your recipe collection.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Keyword meat balls and couscous, meat balls and vegetables, meat balls dinner

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings people

Calories 394kcal

Author Laura Tobin

Equipment

Ingredients

Breadcrumbs

1 ½ cup breadcrumbs
¼ cup milk
¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan
1 clove peeled garlic cloves
10 leaves fresh basil leaves
1 lemon zest

Meatballs

1 lb freshly minced lean beef
2 fresh eggs
1 onion diced finelly diced
2 teaspoon salt
vegetable oil for frying

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Breadcrumbs

Pour the milk over the breadcrumbs and let it absorb for 20 minutes
1 ½ cup breadcrumbs, ¼ cup milk

Making the Meatballs

Mix the breadcrumbs with all the ingredients for the meatballs mix
¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan, 1 clove peeled garlic cloves, 10 leaves fresh basil leaves, 1 lemon zest, 1 lb freshly minced lean beef, 2 fresh eggs, 2 teaspoon salt, 1 onion diced
Wet the palm of your hand with warm water. It will help you make smoother meatballs.
Roll the meatballs and lay them on a cutting board
Prepare the fryer and heat up the oil
vegetable oil for frying
Fry the meatballs
Lay them on a paper towel to absorb the excess oil

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Notes

To prevent the meatballs from being too dry, add the milk to the breadcrumbs
To prevent the meatballs from breaking while cooking, add the right quantity of breadcrumbs vs meat and add the exact number of eggs as from the recipe
keep the palm of your hand wet with warm water when you roll the meatballs. The water will prevent the mixture from sticking to your hand and will form a smooth and uniform surface to the balls.

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