A Meaty Post!

Sorry Vegetarians, this one is for the Meat Eaters in the room...


For some reason, I absolutely love making meat balls, it is honestly one of my favourite things to prepare.

Here is a recipe that I came up with:

• 1 lb.Ground Beef (grass fed is the best for you)
• 1/4 cup ground flax seed (I grind mine in Simon's coffee grinder)
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 1 egg
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 cloves minced garlic

Throw everything into a bowl and mix it up well. While doing this, heat about a 1/2 cup vegetable oil in a frying pan at a low temp...about 4 or 5. Form meatballs into similar size balls and put them in the pan when the oil is crackling just a bit.

The great thing about meatballs is that you know exactly when to turn them because the pan releases them and they come up in one whole piece. If you are flipping them and the crusty bit is still stuck to the pan, you are flipping them too soon. Be patient!

Also, with meatballs, I don't cook them all the way threw. I just brown the sides. They will finish cooking and warm all the way through when you add them to your tomato sauce.

enjoy!