3 cheese meatballs mario batali Recipes

panko breadcrumbs, ground turkey, prosciutto di parma (cut into 1/8-inch dice ), sweet italian sausage, casing removed, eggs, lightly beaten, milk (not called for in foodnetwork.com version), pecorino romano cheese, freshly grated, parmigiano-reggiano cheese, freshly grated, italian parsley, finely chopped, gratings nutmeg, extra virgin olive oil, salt, fresh ground pepper, tomato sauce

veal shoulder , finely ground in a meat grinder, ricotta cheese, drained for 1 hour, egg, beaten, freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano, a few gratings nutmeg, salt and black pepper, to taste, flour , for dusting, extra virgin olive oil, for frying, basic tomato sauce , recipe follows, basil leaves, for garnish, extra virgin olive oil, spanish onion, chopped in 1/4-inch dice, garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced, chopped fresh thyme leaves, or 1 tbsp dried, carrot, finely shredded, peeled whole tomatoes , crushed by hand and juices reserved, salt , to taste