Yaya’s Meatballs by George Motz
American , Ground Beef
Spaghetti and Meatballs are one of my favorite comfort foods of ALL TIME. For years I’ve tried to master the meat ball and never made balls I would brag about. That all changed after a visit to my mom one day. She too had been struggling with a recipe she liked. I happened to walk in to find big balls submerged in sauce. Her new recipe was perfect, but I embellished a bit with a slight Swedish tweak. It’s essentially a cross between Italian and Swedish meatballs BUT the only spice is salt, and the only meat is BEEF. The real magic happens when you submerge the finished balls into a red sauce and let it simmer for hours.
Serves
Prep Time
Min
Cook Time
Min
ingredients
12
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Ingredients
Meatball Recipe
- 2 lbs Schweid & Sons ground beef
- 1 Large Onion, finely diced
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 1 cup Fine Breadcrumbs
- 1/3 cup Half & Half
- Salt to taste
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
Red Sauce Recipe
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 6 Garlic Cloves, pressed
- 2 28oz Diced Tomatoes Cans
- Salt to taste
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Instructions
- 1. Heat oven to 400˚F
- 2. Sauté onions in butter and let cool. Mix breadcrumbs and half & half in bowl until a paste forms. Add onion/butter mixture to paste and pinch of salt. Taste here. If it tastes awesome, you’re ready for the next step.
- 3. Add Schweid & Sons Ground Beef, eggs and parmesan and mix by hand until uniform (no spoons here). Put in fridge for at least 20 minutes to cool.
- 4. Form the chilled beef mixture into balls, space in a large cast iron pan or baking dish and into the oven for 25 minutes.
- 5. Make sauce while meatballs are cooking. Open all cans of tomatoes BEFORE starting so there is no delay on adding it to the pot. Add olive oil in a pot large enough for sauce and meatballs. Turn on medium heat and sauté garlic for 1 minute until fragrant - do not burn the garlic. Add tomatoes, stir and cook covered for 10 minutes.
- 6. Remove from heat, carefully pulse in a blender for 3-5 seconds (or immersion blender in pot). Add it back to the pot and simmer with the cover on.
- 7. Add finished balls to the sauce. This can sit on stovetop for hours, simmering….enjoy!
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