{"id":1701,"slug":"italian-meatballs","title":"Italian Meatballs","description":null,"ingredients_raw":["500 g (18 oz/1½ lb) minced veal meat","¼ tsp oregano","¼ tsp parsley","1 clove of garlic, minced","1 large egg","125 g (4 oz/¼ cup) breadcrumbs","30 g (1 oz/1 Tbsp) grated Parmesan cheese","Salt to taste","Pepper to taste","Olive oil for frying"],"ingredients_norm":["veal meat","oregano","parsley","garlic","egg","breadcrumb","parmesan cheese","salt","pepper","olive oil"],"steps":["Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. Using your hands, squeeze all ingredients.","Heat a large skillet over medium heat and drizzle on a little olive oil. Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F) in the meantime.","Use your hands to roll meat into bite sized balls.","Place the meatballs in the skillet and cook uncovered for 3 minutes, then roll them over and cook another 3 minutes.","Transfer the meatballs onto a baking sheet and bake in the oven for 20–25 minutes."],"categories":["Italian recipes","Recipes using veal","Recipes using bread crumb","Recipes using parmesan","Recipes using egg","Recipes using garlic","Recipes using parsley","Recipes using salt","Recipes using pepper","Recipes using oregano"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":40,"servings":"6","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Italian_Meatballs","source_ref":"4514964","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Italian_Meatballs&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"cfe31caaf1a58065217ccc204ac08830ea6c2f7982a28fbba5d82b1d5d3bfa75","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:05Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:05Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/italian-meatballs"}