Chef Nick Swanson’s meatballs have been captivating diners since the opening of Urban Field in the late spring of 2022 in Longmont, CO. The perfect blend of beef and pork, Nick’s meatballs are as classic as your grandma’s. Topped with red sauce, Chef Swanson finishes the dish with a drizzle of basil + pistachio pesto.
At Urban Field, Chef Swanson’s passion is to find the freshest ingredients to create exciting, unique dishes from scratch, sourced locally whenever possible. In July 2024, Urban Field opened its second location in Loveland, CO. This summer, Swanson and the restaurant group launched its first counter-service concept at Peculier Brewing Company in Windsor, CO.
Ingredients:
1lb. ground beef
1lb. ground pork
2 eggs
1 cup panko
3/4 cup milk
1 tbsp kosher salt
1/2 tbsp black pepper
2 tbsp fresh parsley
1 tsp crushed red pepper (optional)
Cooking instructions:
In a large bowl, mix everything together by hand, except for the beef and pork. Then add the beef and pork and mix again until nicely combined. At Urban Field, we form them into 2-oz balls (a little bigger than a golf ball), but at this point you can make them any size you’d like. Make sure that you roll them fairly tight so they don’t fall apart. Place your meatballs on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper, and bake in a 350-degree oven for about 20 minutes or until an internal meat thermometer registers 155 degrees. Enjoy!
Yields: about 20 2-oz meatballs