Now you have me craving meatballs...
I think every Italian has their own recipe and "authentic" is whatever recipe their children grew up with.
Mom's are very simple, but very good. They were always made with just beef and included "enough" dry bread crumbs (hand grated from dried, leftover Italian bread), freshly grated Romano cheese, eggs, dried oregano, dried basil, and salt. They were always fried in oil first and then dropped onto the sauce for a long, slow simmer. If she made extra, she would pile them in a bowl after frying them and we were allowed to snack on them while waiting for dinner.
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