My Favorite Meatballs

A slice of good quality french/rustic bread-about 2" thick, with crust removed
1/3 cup milk
1 Lb. ground beef
1 tbsp onion, finely minced
1 tbsp chopped parsley
1 egg
1 tbsp good quality olive oil
3 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese
whole nutmeg
salt
fresh ground pepper
fine, dry, unflavored breadcrumbs - homemade is best

Put the bread and milk into a small saucepan and turn heat to low. When the bread has soaked up all of the milk, mash together with a fork. Remove from heat and let cool.
In a large mixing bowl, add the ground beef, onion, parsley, olive oil, egg, grated Parmesan cheese, a tiny grating of whole nutmeg (should be about 1/8 tsp), bread/milk mixture, one tsp salt, and several grindings of fresh pepper. Gently combine the mixture with your hands without squeezing the mixture. When ingredients are thoroughly combine, shape gently in to 1" meatballs-again, be sure not to squeeze the meat mixture.
The next step is up to you - You can saute the meatballs in olive oil over medium high heat or you can preheat oven to 375, spray a large rimmed baking sheet with Pam and bake the meatballs until cooked through and browned on all sides (I prefer to bake mine). Bake the meatballs 8-10 minutes and flip them, continue baking another 8-10 minutes until meatballs are done.

Toss them into our favorite red sauce, eat them plain (my kiddos fav way)...whatever makes you HAPPY!