I used Lidia's recipe for meatballs, which includes ground beef, pork and veal, breadcrumbs, parsley, garlic, Parmesan cheese and an egg all mixed together. I fried the meatballs after dredging them in flour and then finished cooking them in the sauce. I cooked the sauce for about 4 hours, using two cans of whole tomatoes that I pureed, garlic, minced onion, bay leaves, salt, pepper and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Right before I added the meatballs I put in a can of chicken stock because the sauce was already nice and thick.
I also made garlic bread with cheese using ciabatta bread my mom brought over when we moved. A salad completed the meal, which was very satisfying both to eat and to make. While I was cooking SP was assembling my new prep table, so the kitchen is well on its way to being workable.
Excellent menu! The mix on the meatballs has me drooling!
ReplyDeleteI really need to not read your site well before mealtime. :o)
Glad to hear I'm making you hungry. Consider it payback for all the drooling you cause me when I read your reviews before lunch. :)
ReplyDeleteyour spaghetti and meatballs looked so delicious I had to make spaghetti for dinner tonight. We're about to sit down to eat a big bowl of it! Thanks for the inspiration!
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your spaghetti and meatballs looked so delicious I had to make spaghetti for dinner tonight. We're about to sit down to eat a big bowl of it! Thanks for the inspiration!
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your spaghetti and meatballs looked so delicious I had to make spaghetti for dinner tonight. We're about to sit down to eat a big bowl of it! Thanks for the inspiration!
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You're welcome. I think this was the best batch of sauce and meatballs I ever made. And the best part is we had enough meatballs left over for a meatball sandwich.
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I adore meatballs, and those look really good. I love a thick sauce too. Cheese ciabatta garlic bread sounds brilliant too.
ReplyDeleteDid you guys ever make those turkey meatballs I made awhile back? I was thinking about making them last night as I was falling asleep. The ciabatta made for great garlic cheese bread because it's nice and crusty on the outside.
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