Italian-American Meatballs with Fennel

• 1 tablespoon pure olive oil
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 1/4 cup minced fennel
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1/2 pound ground beef
• 1/2 pound ground pork
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 2 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• Vegetable oil, for sauteing

1. Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet.
2. Add the onion, fennel and garlic and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes.
3. Add the fennel seeds and crushed red pepper and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
4. Scrape the vegetable-spice mixture into a medium bowl and let cool.
5. Add the ground beef and pork to the bowl, along with the egg, parsley, bread crumbs and salt, and mix with your hands until thoroughly combined.
6. Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions, roll into balls and set on a large plate.
7. Heat 1/4 inch of vegetable oil in a large skillet.
8. Add the meatballs and saute over moderate heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes.
9. Drain the meatballs on paper towels, then serve.

olive oil, onion, minced fennel, garlic, fennel seeds, red pepper, ground beef, ground pork, egg, flatleaf parsley, bread crumbs, kosher salt, vegetable oil

Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/italian-american-meatballs-with-fennel (may not work)