Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, spaghetti and meatballs. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This Spaghetti and Meatball recipe from Delish.com proves everything is better homemade. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook spaghetti according to package instructions. Spaghetti and meatballs is such a comfort food classic!
Spaghetti and Meatballs is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Spaghetti and Meatballs is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have spaghetti and meatballs using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Spaghetti and Meatballs:
- Get 1 shallot
- Get 6 cloves garlic
- Prepare 500 g lean ground beef
- Take 1 large egg
- Get 1 tsp ground oregano
- Take 1 tsp ground basil
- Take 3 slices white or whole wheat bread
- Take 1 tsp sea salt
- Get 1 medium onion, chopped
- Prepare 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- Get 1/4 cup tomato paste
- Make ready 1 large (28 oz) can whole tomatoes
- Take 1 tbsp sugar
- Get 1 lb dry spaghetti noodles
- Take 1 large handful fresh basil, roughly chopped
- Prepare 1 large handful fresh Italian parsley, roughly chopped
The first is to make the meatballs, next is to prepare the sauce, and lastly is to cook the spaghetti. Never eating spaghetti and meatballs again in my life would be pretty devasted. Remove the meatballs when they're brown on the outside but not done on the inside. Making the Best Spaghetti and Meatballs.
Steps to make Spaghetti and Meatballs:
- Pulse the shallot and 3 cloves garlic in a food processor until they're finely minced. Add them to a large mixing bowl along with the beef, egg, ground oregano and ground basil.
- Dip 2 slices of bread in cold water. Squeeze the water out and crumble the wet bread into the meat mixture. Rip the third slice of bread into small pieces and add it too. Add 1 tsp salt and several grinds of black pepper, then knead everything together until well-combined.
- Put a large pan on medium-high heat. Use your hands to form balls from the meat mixture, about 1 1/2 inch in diameter. You should end up with about 12 meatballs. Add a splash of veg oil to the pan and brown the meatballs evenly. It should take around 5 to 7 minutes.
- Remove the meatballs and set them aside. Clean any burned bits and excess oil from the pan, then add a fresh splash of veg oil, the onions and pepper flakes. Fry until the onions soften, about 1or 2 minutes. Cut the remaining 3 cloves of garlic into thin slivers and add them to the pan. Continue frying another 1 minute.
- Stir the tomato paste into the pan. Let cook 2 to 3 minutes then add 1 cup water. Add the can of whole tomatoes, juice and all. Crush the tomatoes by hand as you drop them in. Stir in the sugar. Return the meatballs to the pan. Cover and turn the heat down to medium-low. Simmer for 5 minutes, remembering to gently turn the meatballs over every so often. Check the seasoning and add extra salt and pepper to taste.
- While the sauce continues simmering, cook the spaghetti according to the package instructions. When the noodles are almost cooked, add the basil and parsley to the sauce. Toss the noodles with the sauce and top with plenty of freshly grated parmesan cheese when serving.
I don't think there is any doubt that caramelized onions taste better than raw onions, the question is whether the extra effort is worth it. The mother of all Italian-American foods, excepting pizza, perhaps, is spaghetti and meatballs. Simple to cook, with easy ingredients and only a little prep work, the dish is somehow marvelously rich and. Sprinkle with more Parmesan and serve with some basil (if using) and remaining sauce alongside for topping. For a great spaghetti and meatball recipe you need a simple tomato sauce with lots of flavour.
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