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italian american meatballs

xushuhua-1098 avatar
Recipe by
Ava Brown
@xushuhua-1098

It’s a food that transcends cultures.The Persians passed kofta on to the Arab world, where the recipe was altered and rolled into orange-sized balls. From there, some believe it was passed along trade routes to Greece, Spain, and North Africa. So, while some consider their plate of spaghetti and meatballs to be “fine Italian dining”, it would be more accurate to call this staple of Sunday dinner tables an original American dish.

yield 2 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For italian american meatballs

  • 1 sm
    onion, peeled
  • 4 clove
    garlic
  • 30
    chunks Parmesan cheese
  • 3/4 bunch
    parsley, divided
  • 3/4 bunch
    basil, divided
  • 3 slice
    white bread, crusts removed
  • 225 g
    beef, diced
  • 225 g
    pork belly, diced
  • 6 g
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    freshly ground black pepper
  • 40 g
    pancetta, diced
  • 2
    egg yolks
  • 1 tsp
    dried oregano
  • 1 tsp
    fennel seeds
  • 1200 g
    gazpacho (from previous recipe)
  • 1 tsp
    chili flakes
  • 2 Tbsp
    tomato paste

How To Make italian american meatballs

  • 1
    Add the onion, garlic, Parmesan cheese, 1/4 bunch parsley, and 1/4 bunch basil into the mixing bowl.
  • 2
    Add white bread into the mixing bowl.
  • 3
    Chop at 25sec/REV10. Scrape down the sides of the bowl if necessary and re-chop for 10 seconds. Scrape this out into a bowl for later use.
  • 4
    Add the diced beef, pork belly, salt, pepper, pancetta into the mixing bowl.
  • 5
    Add egg yolks, oregano, and fennel seeds the into the mixing bowl.
  • 6
    Blend at 45sec/REV10.
  • 7
    Add the herby bread mixture into the mixing bowl.
  • 8
    Mix together at 30sec/REV7.
  • 9
    Dump out the meatball mixture into a large bowl and form into mini meatballs (with wet hands)
  • 10
    Add in the reserved Gazpacho from earlier, the chili flakes, tomato paste, and herbs into the mixing bowl.
  • 11
    Blend at 4sec/REV12.
  • 12
    Cook at 15min/110°.
  • 13
    Add in the mini meatballs into the mixing bowl.
  • 14
    Cook at 30min/100°/BREV0.5.
  • 15
    Pour the meatballs and sauce into a pre-warmed large serving dish to serve.
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