Italian Meatballs-Pasta Machine

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   Use meatball/bagel die.

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   Put ground beef, salt, pepper, spices, celery, onion, green pepper and about one cup of bread crumbs in mixing bin.

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   Mix lightly.

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   Add eggs and extrude.

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   Add bread crumbs by the tablespoonful through the top grates as necessary to keep the mixture extruding and from bunching up around the blades.

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   Extrude in 1 1/2 inch pieces and roll each into a ball.

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   Saute in a pan with 2 tb.

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   olive oil until browned, or put on broiler rack and bake in a 350F (180C) oven for about 30 minutes or until browned and firm.

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   The oven method is most efficient if doing a large quantity for the freezer.

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    If to be frozen, cool and freeze in zip-loc bags or rigid containers in meal-sized batches.

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    To serve with pasta, add to Spaghetti Sauce (bottled or homemade) and simmer for 30 minutes.

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