THE BEST MEATBALLS
I never knew how to make good meatballs until I found this recipe. I normally make mine with just ground beef and they still taste great. I've used the combination of pork, beef and veal and they are equally good. Definitely use fresh bread crumbs and freshly grate your cheese instead of using the canned variety...it really does make a difference.
Provided by Geanine
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 50m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine beef, veal, and pork in a large bowl. Add garlic, eggs, cheese, parsley, salt and pepper.
- Blend bread crumbs into meat mixture. Slowly add the water 1/2 cup at a time. The mixture should be very moist but still hold its shape if rolled into meatballs. (I usually use about 1 1/4 cups of water). Shape into meatballs.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Fry meatballs in batches. When the meatball is very brown and slightly crisp remove from the heat and drain on a paper towel. (If your mixture is too wet, cover the meatballs while they are cooking so that they hold their shape better.)
Nutrition Facts : Calories 613.4 calories, Carbohydrate 6.6 g, Cholesterol 148.6 mg, Fat 53.2 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 26.6 g, SaturatedFat 15 g, Sodium 333.1 mg, Sugar 0.3 g
VEAL AND SAGE MEATBALLS AND PASTA WITH GORGONZOLA-WALNUT SAUCE
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Place water on to boil for pasta. When it comes to a boil, salt the water and cook pasta to al dente. Drain.
- While pasta is working, place veal in a mixing bowl and add to it the egg, garlic, sage, bread crumbs, cheese, nutmeg and salt and pepper, to taste. Drizzle a little extra-virgin olive oil into the bowl, mix and roll small 1-inch balls. Arrange balls in a single layer on a nonstick cookie sheet and bake 8 to 10 minutes in a hot oven until meat is golden and firm.
- Toast the walnuts and place them into a food processor. Grind the walnuts and reserve.
- In a deep skillet over medium heat melt butter. Whisk flour into butter and cook a minute then whisk in wine and reduce by half. Whisk in stock, when it bubbles and begins to reduce, stir in the cream and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer to thicken the sauce a bit, 2 to 3 minutes, melt in the Gorgonzola and stir in the ground walnuts then season the sauce with pepper, to taste, and maybe a pinch of salt.
- Shred the greens into thin strips.
- Toss the pasta with the sauce. Serve pasta garnished and topped with a generous mound of greens to mix in as you are eating.
VEAL MEATBALLS
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 1h30m
Yield 24 meatballs; 6 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 30
Steps:
- In a small bowl soak the bread cubes in the water and wine, then squeeze dry. In a large bowl combine the bread cubes and the remaining ingredients except the Essence, breadcrumbs and olive oil, mixing with your hands until smooth. Cover and chill for half an hour.
- Season the bread crumbs with Essence in a shallow bowl. Shape the veal mixture into 1-inch balls and coat evenly with the bread crumbs. In a large frying pan over medium-high heat, saute the meatballs in batches in the oil, turning to brown evenly on all sides. Repeat until all meatballs are cooked. Serve hot with Kicked-Up Tzatziki Sauce.
- Combine all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight jar or container.
- Recipe from New New Orleans Cooking, by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch. Published by William and Morrow, 1993.
- In a medium bowl combine all the ingredients and chill for at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to marry.
MEATBALLS WITH SAGE AND MARSALA
These meatballs are tender and moist and the flavor is enhanced with the addition of Marsala wine.
Provided by Deborah Mele
Categories Meat - Veal
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Mix together the veal, bread crumbs, cheese and a dash of salt and pepper.
- Finely chop half the sage leaves and add these.
- Form into balls about the size of walnuts, and fry these until golden in the butter.
- Add the wine and broth, let it cook down until it is reduced by half.
- Coarsely chop the remaining sage leaves and add these to the sauce.
- Season with salt & pepper and add the cream.
- Cook for a few minutes until the meatballs are cooked through and the sauce has thickened.
- Serve the meatballs with the sauce spooned over the top, and garnish with fresh sage.
VEAL MEATBALLS WITH FRIED SAGE RECIPE
Provided by KrissyW330
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a small bowl, soak the bread in the milk until softened, about 10 minutes. 2. In a large bowl, combine the veal with the scallions, garlic, salt and pepper. Squeeze the bread dry and add it to the veal. Using your hands, mix the ingredients thoroughly and shape into 30 meatballs. Transfer to a baking sheet. 3. In a large skillet, melt the butter. Add the sage leaves, laying them flat, and cook over moderately high heat until crisp, about 2 minutes; transfer to a plate. 4. Dust the meatballs lightly with flour and shake off the excess. Add the meatballs to the skillet and cook them over moderate heat until browned all over and cooked through, about 12 minutes. Transfer to a platter and keep warm. 5. Add the wine to the skillet and simmer over moderately high heat, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the skillet, until almost evaporated, 5 minutes. Add the vegetable stock and simmer until slightly reduced, about 2 minutes. Transfer the meatballs to a platter and pour the pan sauce over them. Garnish with the fried sage leaves and serve. Make Ahead The uncooked meatballs can be refrigerated overnight. Notes These meatballs are also delicious when made with ground pork or a mixture of ground pork and veal.
VEAL MEATBALLS
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450°F. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of the olive oil into a 9 × 13-inch baking dish and use your hand to evenly coat the entire surface. Set aside.
- Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Add the onions and salt. Cook, stirring frequently until the onions just start to turn translucent and begin to brown, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer them to a plate and place in the refrigerator to cool.
- Combine the cooled onions with the ground veal, eggs, bread crumbs, Parmesan, carrots, celery, parsley, oregano, and pepper in a large mixing bowl and mix by hand until thoroughly incorporated.
- Roll the mixture into round, golf ball-size meatballs (about 1 1/2 inches), making sure to pack the meat firmly. Place the balls in the prepared baking dish, being careful to line them up snugly and in even rows vertically and horizontally to form a grid. The meatballs should be touching one another.
- Roast for 20 minutes, or until the meatballs are firm and cooked through. A meat thermometer inserted into the center of a meatball should read 165°F.
- Allow the meatballs to cool for 5 minutes in the baking dish before serving.
VEAL MEATBALLS WITH BRAISED VEGETABLES
We've lightened traditional meatballs with veal and added Mediterranean accents to achieve a bright, springtime flavor. Chicken broth and matzo meal take the place of milk and bread crumbs to keep the meatballs exceptionally tender.
Categories Food Processor Beef Olive Vegetable Braise Broil Passover Quick & Easy Dinner Veal Kosher Gourmet Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat 1/2 cup broth until warm, then add matzo meal and soak 10 minutes.
- While matzo soaks, chop enough olives to measure 1/3 cup, then quarter remainder and set aside. Pulse soaked matzo and chopped olives in a food processor along with garlic, egg, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper until olives and garlic are finely chopped and egg is incorporated. Add 1/4 cup parsley and pulse until parsley is finely chopped.
- Transfer matzo mixture to a bowl and add veal, mixing gently with your hands until combined. Chill, covered, 30 minutes.
- Preheat broiler. Line a 15- by 10-inch shallow baking pan or baking sheet with foil, and brush foil with oil. Using wet hands, form veal mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls, arranging in 1 layer as formed in baking pan.
- Broil meatballs 4 to 6 inches from heat, turning once with a spatula and tongs, until browned, about 10 minutes total.
- While meatballs are broiling, heat 3 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet (2 to 3 inches deep) over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Brown fennel in 2 batches, turning occasionally, 5 to 7 minutes per batch. Transfer to a plate, then brown carrots in remaining 2 tablespoons oil in skillet, stirring occasionally, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Return fennel to skillet and add meatballs, remaining 2 cups chicken broth, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
- Whisk together water and potato starch in a small bowl. Stir into meatball mixture and boil, uncovered, until sauce is thickened slightly, about 2 minutes (sauce will continue to thicken off the heat). Remove from heat and sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons parsley and quartered olives. Season with salt.
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