Manzanilla Meatballs
| Prep Time: 15 min | Serves: 7 |
| Cooking Time: 35 min | Yield: 28 meatballs |
These baked meatballs feature Spanish flavor from Manzanilla olives and Manchego cheese. They are baked and can be used as appetizers or part of a main dish immersed in your favorite sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground Round Beef
- 2 slice White Bread
- 4 cloves Garlic Clove
- 1 cup Onions
- 1/2 cup Mushrooms
- 10 Pimiento Stuffed Manzanilla Olives
- 1/4 cup Ground Almonds
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp Oregano, Dried
- 1 tsp Basil, Dried
- 1 tbsp Spices - Smoked Paprika
- 1/4 cup Manchego Cheese
Directions
Using your food processor do the following:
1. Turn the sliced bread into bread crumbs. Remove from processor and mix with the ground almond, oregano, basil, paprika, salt, and finely grated Manchego Cheese.
2. Drop the garlic cloves, olives, fresh mushrooms and onion into the processor bowl and mince. Add these to the bread crumb mixture and combine.
Add the ground beef and egg to the mixing bowl, using your hands, kneed the mixture until it is thoroughly combined. Wrap the meat mixture up in plastic wrap and let cool in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to let the flavors marry.
Preheat oven to 350 and spread a large baking sheet with parchment. Using a tablespoon, scoop out equally sized balls of meat. Use your hands to turn them into little balls. Place the balls on the baking sheet. Bake for 35 minutes.