Italian Meatballs

Ingredients

• 8 cups tomato sauce, such as "Basic Tomato Sauce":/recipes/10955
• 6 tablespoons finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano (from ¼ bunch)
• 6 tablespoons minced fresh Italian parsley (from ½ bunch)
• 3 large eggs
• ½ medium sweet onion (such as Maui or Vidalia), minced
• 1 pound ground turkey (preferably thigh meat)
• + 8 more ingredients
• • 1 pound ground pork
  • 1 pound ground beef (ground chuck works great)
  • 4 teaspoons kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 2 medium garlic cloves
  • ¾ cup whole milk
  • ¼ pound stale country bread (such as ciabatta), crust removed and torn into large pieces (about 2 packed cups)

Place torn bread in a small bowl and cover with milk. (Push bread down so it all gets moistened.) Let soak until most of the milk is absorbed and bread is broken down, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, place garlic and fennel seeds on a cutting board and sprinkle all of the pepper and salt on top. C...

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