Are you craving the comforting flavors of a classic Italian meal without the hassle of dining out? Look no further! In this article, we'll take you on a culinary journey to create "Mom's Meatballs with Neapolitan Meat Sauce," a dish that embodies the essence of Italian home cooking. With simple ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions, we'll guide you through the steps of preparing these delectable meatballs smothered in a rich and flavorful sauce. Get ready to tantalize your taste buds and bring the warmth of an authentic Italian kitchen into your own home.
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MOM'S SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS
Provided by Valerie Bertinelli
Categories main-dish
Time 2h15m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Combine the beef, pork, eggs, breadcrumbs, dried oregano, grated garlic, Pecorino Romano, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Using your hands, thoroughly mix the ingredients together until evenly incorporated. Roll into meatballs slightly larger than golf balls, setting them on baking sheets as you work.
- Heat the oil over medium heat in a large Dutch oven until it shimmers. Working in batches and taking care not to crowd the pan, saute the meatballs, turning frequently, until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer from the pan back to the baking sheet.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low, add the onion to the pan, and saute, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the sliced garlic, stir, and cook 1 minute more. Add the wine, increase the heat, and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, 4 of the basil leaves, the remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt and the meatballs along with any accumulated juices. Simmer, partially covered, until the flavors come together, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasonings.
- Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in two batches in boiling salted water according to package directions. Drain and serve with the meatballs and sauce ladled on top. Garnish with torn basil and freshly grated Pecorino-Romano.
AMERICAN MEAT SAUCE
This sauce is a departure from the Italian version some of us know and love. The American version is slightly sweeter and has a distinct green pepper flavor.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 1h40m
Yield 10 cups
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion becomes translucent but does not get any color, about 10 minutes. Increase the heat to medium-high, add the bell pepper, celery, garlic, a generous pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 10 minutes.
- Add the beef, a generous pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper to the pot and cook, stirring to break the meat into small bits, until browned, about 10 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and oregano and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.
- Add the Worcestershire sauce, tomatoes with their juices, sugar and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 45 minutes.
MUM'S SWEDISH MEATBALLS
Delicious meatballs covered in a fantastic gravy flavored with sherry. This is the dinner most requested by my children on special occasions. Serve with rice.
Provided by Love2BMum
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Scandinavian
Time 55m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion in the melted butter until tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Place bread cubes in a bowl; pour 1/2 cup evaporated milk over bread cubes. Set aside until bread cubes absorb milk.
- Mix ground beef, ground pork, cooked onion, bread cube mixture, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, nutmeg, allspice, salt, lemon pepper, and ground black pepper together in a large bowl. Form mixture into golf ball-sized meatballs.
- Heat olive oil in the same skillet used for onion over medium-high heat; cook meatballs in the hot oil, turning with tongs, until all sides are browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Pour in beef stock and simmer until meatballs are cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer meatballs to a serving bowl, reserving liquid in the skillet.
- Remove 1 cup beef stock from skillet; whisk flour into the 1 cup stock until smooth. Pour flour mixture back into skillet, whisking until mixture is smooth. Gradually whisk remaining evaporated milk and sherry into beef stock mixture. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until gravy is warmed and smooth, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour gravy over meatballs to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 458.2 calories, Carbohydrate 16.5 g, Cholesterol 142.2 mg, Fat 30.7 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 27 g, SaturatedFat 12.8 g, Sodium 655.9 mg, Sugar 7.8 g
FABIO'S MOM'S MEATBALLS
Make and share this Fabio's Mom's Meatballs recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Brookelynne26
Categories Meat
Time 30m
Yield 8-10 meatballs
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place all the above ingredients, except parsley, marinara, and olive oil, in a medium sized bowl and mix thoroughly by hand until they are completely combined and the mixture is uniformly firm.
- Coat your hands in olive oil, and using your hands form into balls slightly larger than a golf ball.
- Drop the meatballs into the marinara sauce and add some water so that the sauce can reduce and simmer. Let cook for about 10 minutes on one side.
- Turn them over, add some more water and cook for another 10 minutes, covering in the sauce with a spoon as they simmer.
- Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
- Garnish with chopped parsley, salt and pepper, more shaved parmegiano reggiano and a drizzle of olive oil.
MOM'S MEATBALLS
Scrumptious meatballs from Mom. Mom never browned them first if she was using in her spaghetti sauce. See her recipe for sauce posted in my recipes, recipe #210729. She would drop them in raw and let them simmer for 40 mins. You will have to skim off any excess fat that rises to the top of the sauce if done this way. Or you can saute them first or bake in the oven before adding them to the sauce. No need to skim off any grease if pre-cooked.
Provided by Doozie
Categories Meat
Time 55m
Yield 25 meatballs
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Mix all ingredients together lightly.
- Add to Mom's Spaghetti Sauce (posted here).
- Simmer 40 minutes.
FAMILY SECRET MEATBALLS AND SAUCE
My husband would eat this for dinner every night if I would let him. It took his family 10 years of marriage to share this secret recipe with me (apparently, I wasn't family yet), so now I'm sharing it with the world. Hope you like it!
Provided by PrimalMama
Categories Main Dish Recipes Meatball Recipes
Time 1h45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Mix together the ground beef, rolled oats, 6 tablespoons of sweet onion, milk, salt, and black pepper until thoroughly combined. Roll the mixture into 2-inch meatballs, and place meatballs into the prepared baking dish.
- In a bowl, mix the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, 4 1/2 tablespoons of sweet onion, apple cider vinegar, and water until the sugar has dissolved, and pour the sauce evenly over the meatballs.
- Bake the meatballs and sauce in the preheated oven until the sauce is bubbling and thickened and the meatballs are no longer pink inside, about 1 1/2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a meatball should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 319.1 calories, Carbohydrate 25.2 g, Cholesterol 71.3 mg, Fat 14.5 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 21.9 g, SaturatedFat 5.7 g, Sodium 1079.8 mg, Sugar 17.7 g
MOM'S MEATBALLS IN WINE SAUCE
Mom made these every Christmas. They are truly addictive--try them for your next party! This makes about 80 meatballs.
Provided by Carianne
Categories Meat
Time 1h15m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Combine meatball ingredients well and roll into small (1 inch) meatballs Heat sauce ingredients and drop meatballs into hot sauce;simmer for 45 minutes.
- (if sauce does not cover the meatballs DO NOT STIR until bottom meatballs heat through).
MOM'S FAMOUS MEATBALLS
Originally from Florence Fiorvante of Jackson Heights, NY. You can make this recipe complete with a tomato sauce, or just follow the instructions through the first step and then add to your own favorite sauce. The meatballs themselves are delicious. Woman's World Magazine, September 28, 2004.
Provided by JackieOhNo
Categories Meat
Time 1h15m
Yield 2 1/4 quarts of meatballs and sauce
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Combine first 6 ingredients with 1/4 cup basil. Shape into 16 meatballs.
- In nonstick skillet, heat 1 T. oil over medium heat. Add half of meatballs; cook, turning once, until browned, 3 minutes per side. Remove from pan. Repeat with remaining oil and meatballs. (Stop at this point if you are making your own sauce, add meatballs to your sauce and cook for 45 minutes or so).
- To skillet add garlic. Cook until lightly browned,1 minute. Stir in tomato paste. Fill paste can halfway with water; stir into mixture.
- In pot over medium heat combine crushed tomatoes and paste mixture. Stir in sugar and remaining basil. Bring to simmer; add meatballs. Partially cover; cook until meatballs are no longer pink inside, 45 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1623.9, Fat 87.6, SaturatedFat 35, Cholesterol 451.2, Sodium 3647.8, Carbohydrate 108.8, Fiber 19.4, Sugar 14.1, Protein 109.2
DOM'S MOM'S TENDER MEATBALLS
I got this recipe from my Cooking Light friends though this isn't exactly a light recipe! But it's oh so good!
Provided by greysangel
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 2h10m
Yield 30 meatballs
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly; let stand 1/2 hour. Shape into medium-sized meatballs. Fry gently in olive oil until lightly brown, or place on foil in a cookie sheet and bake in a 350 oven for 30 minutes.
- Gently place in your own hot spaghetti sauce and cook on medium-low heat for one hour.
Tips:
- Use high-quality ground beef for the meatballs. A combination of chuck and sirloin works well.
- Soak the bread in milk before adding it to the meatball mixture. This will help to keep the meatballs moist and tender.
- Season the meatballs generously with salt, pepper, and garlic.
- Brown the meatballs in a large skillet before adding them to the sauce. This will help to develop their flavor.
- Use a good quality canned tomato sauce for the base of the sauce.
- Add fresh herbs, such as basil, oregano, and thyme, to the sauce for extra flavor.
- Simmer the sauce for at least 30 minutes, or longer, to allow the flavors to meld.
- Serve the meatballs and sauce over spaghetti or your favorite pasta.
Conclusion:
These classic Italian meatballs with Neapolitan meat sauce are a delicious and hearty dish that is perfect for a family dinner or party. The meatballs are tender and flavorful, and the sauce is rich and savory. This dish is sure to please everyone at your table.
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