In the realm of Italian cuisine, few dishes can rival the comforting embrace of meatballs and sausages, a culinary symphony of flavors and textures that has captivated taste buds for centuries. Whether simmering in a rich tomato sauce, nestled atop a bed of pasta or enjoyed as a standalone treat, these delectable orbs of meat offer a delightful culinary journey that transports you to the heart of Italy's culinary traditions. Embark on a culinary adventure as we delve into the secrets of crafting the perfect Italian meatballs and sausages, exploring the essential ingredients, techniques, and culinary tips that will elevate your dish to a masterpiece worthy of any Italian trattoria.
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ITALIAN SAUSAGE MEATBALLS
These Easy Italian Sausage Meatballs are juicy and so flavorful! This is a great recipe for serving a crowd! Simply roll, bake, and serve with your favorite sauce! These homemade meatballs are delicious on rolls, salads, or toss with pasta for classic spaghetti and meatballs!
Provided by Ashley Manila
Categories Dinner
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees (F). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine ground sausage, eggs, breadcrumbs, cheese, and garlic. Slowly add the water, a few tablespoons at a time, mixing with your hands until everything is just combined. Don't over mix here or it'll make the meatballs tough. The mixture should be very moist but still hold its shape when rolled into meatballs.
- Using an ice cream scoop or large spoon, scoop about one tablespoon of meat into your palms and roll it into a ball. Place the ball on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with all of the meat.
- Place the baking sheet in the oven to bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until they're cooked though.
- Toss with your favorite sauce and serve!
ITALIAN SAUSAGE MEATBALLS
I developed this recipe as I was reviewing many other meatball recipes. The spices in the sweet Italian sausage give it the extra kick. These meatballs can be frozen for use later. Or used immediately in your favorite sauce. These are also a great appetizer with dipping sauce.
Provided by Steve_La Mirada
Categories Pork
Time 27m
Yield 60 balls
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Put all ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
- Mix together throughly.
- Using the palm of your hands. Roll into a ball shape. About one inch diameter.
- Place oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
- Place meatballs in hot oils.
- Move them around continuously to ensure that they do not burn, and are throughly cooked.
- Cook for 5 to 7 minutes (golden brown).
- Remove from oil and sit on paper towel to absorb any oil.
- Add to your favorite sauce.
ITALIAN RAGU WITH MEATBALLS AND SAUSAGE
Provided by Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 5h
Yield 6 to 8 servings as a first course
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a large sauce pot (8-quart size minimum), heat 1/4 cup of the olive oil on a very low flame. Add the diced onion and cook slowly until it has turned translucent. Do not brown the onion, but allow it to almost melt away. Add the garlic cloves and very lightly cook them in the oil until golden before adding the tomatoes and all their juices. Add salt and pepper to taste, and the basil leaves and set the heat on low. Allow the tomatoes to cook at very low heat for at least 2 hours before adding the meat.
- Make the meatballs: mix the ground beef and veal together in a large bowl. Combine the bread and milk and mash together to form a paste; add the bread to the ground meat. Add the eggs, garlic, parsley, cheese, salt, and pepper to the meat mixture and combine all the ingredients using your fingers to mix uniformly, but do not over mix or the meat will dry out when cooked. Pick up 2 tablespoons of the mixture and roll it into a ball shape, between the palms of your hands. Do this until you have used all the meat. This should yield approximately 24 meatballs.
- Place the remaining olive oil in a heavy skillet and heat over medium flame. Add the meatballs in 1 layer and brown on all sides before removing. Do this to the remaining meatballs until all are browned to a caramelized color. After all the meatballs have been browned and removed from the skillet, add the sausage links and brown well, following the same method as the meatballs. When all the meat has cooked, add to the tomato ragu, which has been cooking for 2 hours and cook an additional hour. Serve the tomato ragu over rigatoni pasta cooked to manufacturer's directions. Serve the meats on another plate as a second course.
ITALIAN MEATBALLS AND SAUSAGES
Here's a wonderful appetizer for the big game or any family function. Very easy to prepare and also very tasty. I've doubled and even tripled the recipe for large to huge groups. No matter how much I make, I always come home with an empty slow cooker. -Jan Kasinger, Graham, Washington
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 4h10m
Yield 8 cups.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients in a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low until heated through, 4-6 hours, stirring every hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 200 calories, Fat 16g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 29mg cholesterol, Sodium 663mg sodium, Carbohydrate 4g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 9g protein.
ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND/OR MEATBALL SUBS
Take Recipe #255242, 2 good quality Italian hoagie rolls, and good quality cheeses and dive in! This can also be made using meatballs in place of the sausage for an Italian Meatball Sub, or a half sausage/half meatball sub. :)
Provided by 2Bleu
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 30m
Yield 2 subs, 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F Place one rack in center of oven, the other on the top shelf for broiling. Spray an 8x8 pan with non-stick cooking spray. Bake sausage on the center rack for 20-25 minutes till cooked thru, turning once.
- Meanwhile, using a medium pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add peppers and onions, reduce heat to low and cover. Simmer for 10-15 minutes or until peppers are just soft, stirring occasionally.
- Add pizza sauce and continue to simmer until sausages are cooked thru.
- Create aluminum foil 'boats' around each opened sub roll and place on a baking sheet (keeping them intact and also in a boat shape to hold in the filling). Remove sausages from oven, and place the 'boats' into the oven to lightly toast (watch for burning!).
- Place the links on a cutting board and using tongs (the sausage will be hot), steady the links and cut into 1/2" slices (or you can slice lengthwise) and add to the pot of sauce, stirring to coat.
- When buns are toasted, remove from oven keeping the buns on the baking sheet, place the sausage mixture (reserving about 2 tbsp sauce only) on the bottom half of the bread. Top sausage mixture with provolone. To the top half, spread thinly the remaining sauce and then sprinkle generously with the mozerella cheese.
- Return subs to top rack of oven and broil for 1-2 minutes till cheese is melted and bubbly. Allow to cool slightly before serving. Using the foil boats to keep the sandwich together. Just pull down from one side and dive in!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 968.9, Fat 60.8, SaturatedFat 25.5, Cholesterol 136.7, Sodium 2683.2, Carbohydrate 52.5, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 11.5, Protein 51.3
JOHNSONVILLE® ITALIAN MEATBALLS
Using ground Italian sausage plus a few simple ingredients makes these flavorful meatballs extra-easy.
Provided by From the Kitchen at Johnsonville Sausage
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine the egg, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, milk and onion.
- Remove sausage from casings. Add sausage to the bread crumb mixture and mix well. Shape into 20 meatballs. Arrange meatballs on a shallow baking pan.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through (160 degrees F). Serve with your favorite sauce and spaghetti.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 366.4 calories, Carbohydrate 6.6 g, Cholesterol 104.6 mg, Fat 29 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 18.7 g, SaturatedFat 10.8 g, Sodium 975.8 mg, Sugar 1.2 g
ITALIAN SAUSAGE MEATBALL HEROES
Categories Cheese Dairy Herb Pork Bake Quick & Easy High Fiber Dinner Lunch Bon Appétit Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix sausage, 1/2 cup marinara, Parmesan, 2 tablespoons parsley, and 2 tablespoons basil in large bowl. Using wet hands, shape mixture into 8 meatballs. Bring 2 tablespoons parsley, 2 tablespoons basil, remaining marinara, and meatballs to boil in large skillet. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until meatballs are cooked through, turning often, about 20 minutes.
- Place baguette bottoms on baking sheet; spread each with about 2 tablespoons sauce from skillet. Cut meatballs in half in skillet; overlap 4 halves on each baguette bottom. Spoon remaining sauce over meatballs, then sprinkle mozzarella over, dividing equally. Bake until cheese melts, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining parsley and basil and cover with baguette tops.
THREE-MEAT ITALIAN MEATBALLS
Turkey, beef, and Italian sausage meatballs that go perfectly with your favorite marinara sauce. Serve over pasta!
Provided by Steve
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Combine ground meat, onion, eggs, bread crumbs, oats, and seasoning in a large bowl. Shape into 2-inch diameter balls.
- Heat enough vegetable oil in a large saute pan to be 1/2 inch deep. Brown meatballs in hot oil for about 5 minutes. Transfer to a glass baking dish.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 635.4 calories, Carbohydrate 12.8 g, Cholesterol 145 mg, Fat 50.9 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 31.8 g, SaturatedFat 12.2 g, Sodium 662.9 mg, Sugar 1.7 g
ITALIAN APPETIZER MEATBALLS
Store-bought spaghetti sauce speeds up the preparation of these homemade meatball appetizers. Leftovers make terrific sub sandwiches.-Rene McCrory, Indianapolis, Indiana
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 2h40m
Yield 4 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Crumble beef and sausage over mixture and mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-in. balls. , Place meatballs on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake until no longer pink, 15-20 minutes., Transfer meatballs to a 4-qt. slow cooker; add spaghetti sauce. Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours or until heated through. Garnish with parsley, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 67 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 20mg cholesterol, Sodium 264mg sodium, Carbohydrate 4g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
Tips:
- Choose the right meat. A combination of ground beef and pork is a classic choice for meatballs, but you can also use all beef, all pork, or even a mixture of lamb and veal.
- Use fresh herbs and spices. Dried herbs and spices can be used in a pinch, but fresh herbs and spices will give your meatballs a much more flavorful taste.
- Don't overmix the meat. Overmixing the meat will make your meatballs tough. Mix the meat just until it is combined.
- Let the meatballs rest. Before cooking the meatballs, let them rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. This will help them hold their shape.
- Cook the meatballs over medium heat. Cooking the meatballs over medium heat will help them cook evenly without burning.
- Use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of the meatballs. The meatballs are done when they reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Conclusion:
Italian meatballs and sausages are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed in many different ways. Whether you serve them with spaghetti and meatballs, on a sandwich, or as an appetizer, they are sure to be a hit. With a little planning and effort, you can make Italian meatballs and sausages that are even better than your favorite restaurant's.
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