Meatballs with Any Meat

Credit to NYT Cooking

• 1  pound ground meat (pork, beef, veal, chicken, turkey or a combination)

• ½  cup panko bread crumbs

• 1  egg

• 1  teaspoon kosher salt, more as needed

•  Black pepper and/or ground cumin, curry powder, chile flakes, garam masala, etc., to taste

•  Minced garlic, onion, scallions or shallot

•  Chopped parsley, basil or cilantro

In a large bowl, gently combine all ingredients. Roll into 1 1/2-inch balls. Transfer to a baking sheet.

Broil until golden and firm, 7 to 10 minutes. Or fry in oil until deeply browned all over. Sprinkle with more salt before serving.