Spanish Meatballs

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine American, Southern, Spanish Inspired

Keyword easy-meatballs-recipe, spanish-meatballs-recipe

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 8

Total Time 28

Servings servings

Calories 68kcal

Author Melissa Sperka

Ingredients

2 large eggs beaten
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 lb fresh chorizo sausage
1 lb 85/15 ground beef
1 cup shredded manchego cheese
1/2 cup dried Parmesan flavored breadcrumbs
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes chopped
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp salt
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp lemon pepper
1/2 tsp paprika
black pepper to taste
vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

In a medium mixing bowl beat the eggs with the buttermilk. Remove the casing from the chorizo then add to the bowl along with the ground beef.
To the bowl add the shredded cheese, breadcrumbs, buttermilk, green onions, sun dried tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce and seasonings. Mix well and shape into bite size balls.
Fry in a large stove top pan in 1/2 inch of vegetable oil until brown and cooked through, around 5-8 minutes.
Place the meatballs on paper towels to drain. Keep warm until serving.
Serve with a side of cilantro pesto or a spicy tomato sauce.

Notes

Optional serving idea:

Serve on warm tortillas or toasted hoagie rolls and make a Spanish meatball sub. Drizzle a spicy marinara sauce over the meatballs and sprinkle additional manchego cheese on top.

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