Spaghetti and Meatballs - Made Better
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Nothing says comfort like a big bowl of spaghetti and meatballs. And, nothing says Italian food like a big bowl of spaghetti and meatballsunless you are Italian.
If you go to Italy, you will not find a dish called spaghetti and meatballs. And if you do, it is probably to satisfy the palate of the American tourist.
Yes, Italy has its version of meatballs called polpettes, but they differ from their American counterpart in multiple ways. They are primarily eaten as a meal itself (plain) or in soups and made with any meat from turkey to fish. Often, they are no bigger in size than golf balls; in the region of Abruzzo, they can be no bigger in size than marbles and called polpettines.
Polpettes are more commonly found at the family table than on a restaurant menu and hold a dear place in the heart of Italian home cooking.
Date: 2020-08-17
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Eric
You blokes forgot the two anchovies that go in the sauce to meat it up. I also like to carmelize shredded carrots and onions as the very base of the sauce which gives it natural sweetness without adding any sugar which is disgusting and I see too often in book recipes. The roasting is great for deeper flavor but the specifically carmelized onions and carrots really make it. It's a trick I learned in a sailboat galley and the anchovies I learned from Jacques Pepin. The zuchinni is interesting but I usually use olive oil and bread crumbs made from crushed homemade croutons spiced with paprika, sage, oregano, and garlic which really gives the meatballs a great flavor. Adding fennel seed to the meatballs is also really tasty.
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You blokes forgot the two anchovies that go in the sauce to meat it up. I also like to carmelize shredded carrots and onions as the very base of the sauce which gives it natural sweetness without adding any sugar which is disgusting and I see too often in book recipes. The roasting is great for deeper flavor but the specifically carmelized onions and carrots really make it. It's a trick I learned in a sailboat galley and the anchovies I learned from Jacques Pepin. The zuchinni is interesting but I usually use olive oil and bread crumbs made from crushed homemade croutons spiced with paprika, sage, oregano, and garlic which really gives the meatballs a great flavor. Adding fennel seed to the meatballs is also really tasty.
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Jenna
Now in 2020 when beef is tough to get, this recipe is a real helper! Think I know what I'm making tonight. (If the 2020 ages badly and you wonder why - with the covid-19 currently still hitting the US, shelves in a lot of places are looking a bit lean in places, and beef has shot thru the roof. Ground chuck at the start of the year was 4. 39. It's not hovering between 9-11lb when the store has it. I'm not going to even think about other cuts of beef. thank god we like eating veggie and other meat options)
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Now in 2020 when beef is tough to get, this recipe is a real helper! Think I know what I'm making tonight. (If the 2020 ages badly and you wonder why - with the covid-19 currently still hitting the US, shelves in a lot of places are looking a bit lean in places, and beef has shot thru the roof. Ground chuck at the start of the year was 4. 39. It's not hovering between 9-11lb when the store has it. I'm not going to even think about other cuts of beef. thank god we like eating veggie and other meat options)
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TacComControl
Would love it if Kenwood sorted me out with a mixer. I still need to fix my Kitchenaid, and get it the necessary heads and bowls and such. It was a salvage find, only thing wrong with it is a burnt out phase board. But yeah, between the bowl, the mixer heads, it's gonna get costly to top up eventually.
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Would love it if Kenwood sorted me out with a mixer. I still need to fix my Kitchenaid, and get it the necessary heads and bowls and such. It was a salvage find, only thing wrong with it is a burnt out phase board. But yeah, between the bowl, the mixer heads, it's gonna get costly to top up eventually.
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Madi
Dear guys of sorted food! I have been following you for years and i freakin loooove all of you! I am a food lover and your videos make cooking so much more fun! Please, please please stay as you are and keep up your nice work! I am so happy to have you! Much love from Germany
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Dear guys of sorted food! I have been following you for years and i freakin loooove all of you! I am a food lover and your videos make cooking so much more fun! Please, please please stay as you are and keep up your nice work! I am so happy to have you! Much love from Germany
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My
wow, interesting with the lentils! looks pretty easy to veganize with some more legumes and/or veggie ground round! (the meat substitute-jungle has a lot of. not so nice things but there are some really good brands and products out there) so ready to try this.
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wow, interesting with the lentils! looks pretty easy to veganize with some more legumes and/or veggie ground round! (the meat substitute-jungle has a lot of. not so nice things but there are some really good brands and products out there) so ready to try this.
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Mathilde
Omg if you really have to cook anything by putting your bare hands directly into the food, please, remove your ring. Even if you wash your hands, except if you fully disinfect them, there are still bacterias on your ring.
So remove it, or use gloves.
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Omg if you really have to cook anything by putting your bare hands directly into the food, please, remove your ring. Even if you wash your hands, except if you fully disinfect them, there are still bacterias on your ring.
So remove it, or use gloves.
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milkakat
I did this yesterday evening and it turned out delicious! I made a few adjustments, leaving out onions, garlic and lentils (they are not friendly with my IBS) and adding a teaspoon of curcuma in the meatballs.
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I did this yesterday evening and it turned out delicious! I made a few adjustments, leaving out onions, garlic and lentils (they are not friendly with my IBS) and adding a teaspoon of curcuma in the meatballs.
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Worker
Love that these meatballs didn't have breadcrumbs, therefore keeping them low-carb! I miss making meatballs because they usually require breadcrumbs. Can't wait to try these out! And the sauce looks amazing.
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Love that these meatballs didn't have breadcrumbs, therefore keeping them low-carb! I miss making meatballs because they usually require breadcrumbs. Can't wait to try these out! And the sauce looks amazing.
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Courtney
Can you do a video about the different racks in the oven? Theres multiple shelfs and other levels for different options but Ive used the same shelf for everything Ive ever made my whole life!
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Can you do a video about the different racks in the oven? Theres multiple shelfs and other levels for different options but Ive used the same shelf for everything Ive ever made my whole life!
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