Meatballs with ground beef, ground spicy pork, and ground sweet Italian pork - am I nuts?

[The Oracle]

I'm about to whip up a batch of meatballs (something I do not do often) and I thought it would be interesting to combine the above 3 meats - and now I'm wondering if I am just nuts.

I was planning to use a epicurious recipe for meatballs with parsley and parmesan and figured the addition of the pork would be an extra kick. I wasn't planning to use both kinds, but ended up picking both up at the store ... and now I'm wondering if that combo will be a little over the top (in a bad way)

Thoughts?

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...

[chowser]

I used to make meatloaf with ground beef, pork and ground italian sausage and/or Jimmie Dean sausages. It was the ultimate comfort food. I've never seen spicy ground pork.

[alkapal]

i think it sounds like the best meatball combo ever!

my mom's sauerkraut & meatballs recipe uses beef, pork & veal, but i always use just beef & pork sausage (lean, like jimmy dean). it has minced onions & bell peppers in it, which i love for that dish. http://www.chow.com/recipes/13527-geo...

[Harters]

I don't think I've ever come across pre-seasoned meat in supermarkets or butchers where I am.

[TrishUntrapped]

So how did they come out?

You're referring to pork right and not sausage? One time I combined ground beef and Italian sausage and found the meatballs came out overpoweringly like sausage, which wasn't what I was hoping for. I think the sausage would have been better on its own rather than made into a meatball. But yours might come out fine.

That said, I love, love, love meatballs and still can't make great ones. I have tried countless recipes. If I could only watch someone's Italian Nonna make a batch.

[The Oracle]

After all that thinking, I didn't end up making them! I announced my grand plan and the dear husband proclaimed he didn't want meatballs for dinner (say what?!) ;) I still have the ground pork - the package does say 'pork' - but the way it looks is more like the insides of sausage....

[hotoynoodle]

the ground pork that i use for meatballs has the same appearance and texture as ground beef, just lighter in color.

i'd make scotch eggs with your stuff.

[hotoynoodle]

my meatballs are almost always a mix of ground beef and ground pork. however, i have never purchased flavored ground pork? i prefer to season meatballs myself.

are they the same texture as the ground beef, or more sausagey? if the latter, i wouldn't use them all together.

[fourunder]

Based on a recommendation from a poster on an old thread....probably one on Sunday Gravy.....she suggested the inclusion sausage meat for a great meatball. I tried it and did not care for it myself....I found the mix to resemble more of a sausage taste and texture than a true meatball....where the ground meat is finer.

When I combine three meats....it's veal, pork and beef....and I add my own seasonings and cheese.

[Babette]

Go for it.

[The Oracle]

:) will mix away! :)

[ipsedixit]

Why would that be nuts?

I think it would be wonderful.

[The Oracle]

I was second guessing it - wasn't sure if the sweet + hot combo would end up tasting gross and if I should just stick with one of the pork options vs. two....