Ingredients

• 1 pound (.5 kg) 80/20 ground beef (or beef/veal/pork blend)
• 1 cup (250ml) plain breadcrumbs
• 1 cup (250ml) milk
• 1 teaspoon (5ml) salt
• 3 teaspoons (15ml) dried Italian seasoning
• 1/4 cup (60ml) grated pecorino romano cheese (or parmesan)
• 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) black pepper
• 1 egg

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C).
2. In a mixing bowl, combine breadcrumbs, milk, salt, italian seasoning, cheese, pepper.
3. Let sit for 5 minutes.
4. Taste mixture and adjust seasoning as you see fit. It may already be slightly salty but the final product will have less salt once you add the meat.
5. Combine egg into mix.
6. Add ground beef and mix thoroughly with your hands, but not too long. The mixture will feel kind of soft - this is normal.
7. Form golf ball sized balls and place onto a greased baking sheet. You should get roughly 16.
8. Place in the oven and bake for approximatley 20 minutes.
9. After 20 minutes turn on your broiler and put the meatballs under the broiler turning every 5 minutes until you get the brown color you're looking for.
10. Serve as is or transfer into some red sauce for meatballs and pasta.