He needs to get the fresh and frozen food in the house eaten up in contraption of moving soon. So he decided to make meatballs. When he discovered he was out of bread crumbs and couldn't find a suitable alternative in the cupboard, he ran out to the store. While there he spotted the cilantro and thought that it would work great too.
The meatball "slurry" consists of a starch, usually breadcrumbs but he has also used crackers and Goldfish, Parmesan cheese, oven browned onion, canned mushroom, dried basil oregano and garlic, liquid coffee creamer, and egg. New this time was the cilantro.
He combined the wet ingredients and added the thawed hamburger. His hands are the best kitchen gadget he has for mixing the meat into the slurry.
These are big balls so his oven temp was moderate, 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Then he checked them with an instant read thermometer every minute until they just touched 160 degrees F. internal temperature. Carry over would complete cooking to 165 F.
This is Costco's marinara sauce. It is a bit watery bland. He added Parm and garlic to it to liven and thicken it up.
After making the meatballs, Dad thought he might vary the recipe next time with a different starch.
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