Neely's Meatball Sliders
You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Neely's Meatball Sliders a try. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 835 calories, 42g of protein, and 51g of fat. 13 people found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes. A mixture of parmesan, pepper flakes, garlic cloves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.
Instructions
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Combine the ground pork and pork sausage, red pepper flakes, 2 cloves of the chopped garlic, panko, grated cheese, eggs, parsley, kosher salt and black pepper, to taste, in large bowl. Form into 2-inch-meatballs and set aside on a platter.
Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
Add the meatballs and cook until brown on all sides.
Meanwhile, start the sauce.
Add the 2 tablespoons of the remaining olive oil to a medium saucepan over medium heat.
Add the onion, and the remaining garlic.
Saute until the onion begins to brown, about 4 to 5 minutes. Season the onions with salt and pepper, to taste.
Add the tomato puree and the tomatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, stir in the meatballs and simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally, for 45 minutes.
To serve, put a meat ball on the bottom of each roll and drizzle lightly with some sauce. Top with a basil leaf and some shaved pecorino. Cover with the roll tops and transfer to a platter.
Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Sparkling Rose
Sparkling Wine and Sparkling rosé are my top picks for Slider. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. The Taittinger Brut La Francaise with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 45 dollars per bottle.
Taittinger Brut La Francaise
This Champagne is a blend of some 30 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vineyards, respectively 40% and 60% of the total, from several harvests of perfectly ripened grapes.