Caribou Meatballs
It’s snowy and cold here in New England -- a good day to defrost ground caribou and simmer up a big saucepot full of spicy meatballs. If you aren’t lucky enough to have a friend who hunts, you can substitute the caribou with sweet Italian sausage meat. Just remove the casings and crumble into your meatball mixture. These meatballs are delicious cooked in any good sauce, even a jarred sauce from your grocer’s shelf, though I recommend homemade bubbled on your stove all morning. Double the recipe and freeze a quart full of the sauce and meatballs for another day. Stop in your favorite local bake shop for fresh rolls and enjoy a yummy grinder or have an old-fashioned meatball with pasta dinner and a tossed salad. Pass the grated Romano cheese, please! BIG GAME MEATBALLS 1 pound ground turkey 1/2 pound ground caribou meat 1/3 cup Italian bread crumbs 1 large egg 1/4 cup grated Romano cheese 3 tablespoons hot tap water 1/8 teaspoon finely ground black pepper Combine breadcrumbs, egg and wat...