That's a spicy panda meatball

Panda Meatballs – Now That’s A Spicy Meatball

Written by pandameat on . Posted in recipes.

Sometimes you need an Italian dish and all you have is ground panda. I really never knew how to make a good meatball until I found this recipe. I normally make mine with just ground beef and they still taste great. I’ve used the combination of panda shoulder, panda loin, and panda cutlets and they are equally good. Definitely, use fresh bamboo bread crumbs and freshly grate your cheese made from panda milk instead of using the canned variety…it really does make a difference.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground panda shoulder
  • 1/2 pound ground panda loin
  • 1/2 pound ground panda cutlets
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup freshly grated panda milk cheese
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 cups stale bamboo bread, crumbled
  • 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water
  • 1 cup olive oil

Directions

  • Combine panda shoulder, panda loin, and panda cutlets in a large bowl. Add garlic, eggs, cheese, parsley, salt and pepper.
  • Blend bamboo bread crumbs into meat mixture. Slowly add the water 1/2 cup at a time. The mixture should be very moist but still, hold its shape if rolled into meatballs. (I usually use about 1 1/4 cups of water). Shape into meatballs.
  • Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Fry meatballs in batches. Watch out they may jump out. When the meatball is very brown and slightly crisp remove from the heat and drain on a paper towel. (If your mixture is too wet, cover the meatballs while they are cooking so that they hold their shape better.)