Magnifico Meatballs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine egg, bread crumbs, onion, Parmesan cheese, pine nuts, basil, salt, pepper and fennel, if using. Add sausage and pork; mix well.

Shape into 24 meatballs (about golf ball size). Place meatballs in a 15x10x1-inch baking pan or whatever you have that will hold 24 meatballs. Bake about 20 minutes or until internal temperature reads 160 degrees. Drain on paper towels.

If you are adding the meatballs to a red sauce you can cook the meatballs in the oven for about 15 minutes. Then add them to the sauce and simmer for a bit so that the flavors meld.

I personally do not use hot sausage but I do add a few pinches of red pepper flakes and sometimes a little garlic.