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Ina Garten Makes Her Top-Rated Meatballs and Spaghetti | Barefoot Contessa | Food Network
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Real Meatballs and Spaghetti
RECIPE COURTESY OF INA GARTEN
Level: Intermediate
Total: 2 hr
Prep: 40 min
Cook: 1 hr 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
For the meatballs:
1/2 pound ground veal
1/2 pound ground pork
1 pound ground beef
1 cup fresh white bread crumbs (4 slices, crusts removed)
1/4 cup seasoned dry bread crumbs
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 extra-large egg, beaten
Vegetable oil
Olive oil
For the sauce:
1 tablespoon good olive oil
1 cup chopped yellow onion (1 onion)
1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/2 cup good red wine, such as Chianti
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes, or plum tomatoes in puree, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
For serving:
1 1/2 pounds spaghetti, cooked according to package directions
Freshly grated Parmesan
Directions
Place the ground meats, both bread crumbs, parsley, Parmesan, salt, pepper, nutmeg, egg, and 3/4 cup warm water in a bowl. Combine very lightly with a fork. Using your hands, lightly form the mixture into 2-inch meatballs. You will have 14 to 16 meatballs.
Pour equal amounts of vegetable oil and olive oil into a large (12-inch) skillet to a depth of 1/4-inch. Heat the oil. Very carefully, in batches, place the meatballs in the oil and brown them well on all sides over medium-low heat, turning carefully with a spatula or a fork. This should take about 10 minutes for each batch. Don’t crowd the meatballs. Remove the meatballs to a plate covered with paper towels. Discard the oil but don’t clean the pan.
For the sauce, heat the olive oil in the same pan. Add the onion and saute over medium heat until translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add the wine and cook on high heat, scraping up all the brown bits in the pan, until almost all the liquid evaporates, about 3 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, parsley, salt, and pepper.
Return the meatballs to the sauce, cover, and simmer on the lowest heat for 25 to 30 minutes, until the meatballs are cooked through. Serve hot on cooked spaghetti and pass the grated Parmesan.
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December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Egg is such a waste in meatballs, it only binds, and it takes away the flavor of other spices/ingredients, egg is to dominant a taste in there and there are plenty of other options, like just simple bread which bind and doesn't interfere with other flavors. Adding the egg was invented very long ago out of laziness for binding, not for the taste. My advice, copy what this lady does, but leave the egg out, thank me later
@Ccjamboree
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
https://youtu.be/TU7pUhLvmUY?si=9nqQRRgs5pOPddn_
@polemeros
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Always like watching her but never understood the music. There's nothing, zero, zip, zilch, nada Latin about her and the music always seemed off to me. Very odd choice.
@sandragrant1785
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Video is missing the first part. But i love Ina's recipes.
@user-jk5ee3zk1w
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Why did this video start 1/2 way into the recipe? Big thumbs down and no watch.
@RealKevGotEm
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
That’s a gigantic bowl 😮
@jjaa6157
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Can we do this without onions? My sister and I have an aversion to onions, so can onion powder be used?
@jasonborne5724
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Why does this video skip the beginning, it’s missing several minutes
@stevehastey2886
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
I used to always call her the I'm cooking for Jeffrey lady because I forgot her name and show no one ever knew what I was talking about
@reneegibson2911
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
2:22 🤦🏾♀️
@CurlieGrl
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Another HOME RUN for Ina! Fabulousness personified! LOVE YOU INA!! ❤
@carolynharris5363
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Ina, may I substitute white wine instead of water?
Ina, you convey your dishes with expertise and ease. I've enjoyed watching for years. Thank you.
@chrisbuckley1785
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
I love Ina's big juicy meaty balls. Can be a little salty sometimes though.
@bartoszsulot6219
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
It looks terrible
@brettanderson5267
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
At 2:28, it sounds like they have the audio of chopping the onions, but it shows her dumping the onions into the pot.
@paulinekenny1536
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
I have been using this recipe for a couple of years now. The meatballs are so tender and delicious.
@unioneitaliana7107
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Since I'm 100% native italian🇮🇹, I give my recipe.
Meatballs : mix minced beef and pork meat, pine seeds (pinoli), bread crumbs , raw eggs, dry chives, dry parsley.
Sauce: tomato puree, a glass of water, a little spoon or oregano, garlic, extra virgin oil, salt, chilli p.
I use "square spaghetti" ("spaghetto quadrato" ) becouse in the original place (Teramo, Abruzzo, South ltaly) where the recipe originated, they use this type of pasta ("maccheroni alla chitarra").
@jonathangarcia9617
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Nice tutorial video of the day. ❤🎉.
@primedirective00
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Nooooo oil in the pasta water 😭
@ronaldbennett4685
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Looking only
@ronaldbennett4685
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Lovely
@truthbetold6011
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
I like my spaghetti really saucy
@minsungso4698
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
It was only ok.. easy to make tho
@trulylynn9941
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
I love your recipes. I used one from Alton Brown and he used milk. I haven't tried the water as there is fluoride and chlorine in it from the tap. I will try it with distilled water. I am sure it will be just fine. I will see and report back! Thank you😘
@billhill4929
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Looks great I know except for the part hitting the water I would never add water to a dish like that after all water has no taste but still looks amazing
@DeborahEliza1
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
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@zee608
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
I liked watching her show not only for the recipes but also the background music too 😆
@unbroken1010
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Stop eating murderous McDonalds Perdue and Tyson you won't get a free pass
@mastercc4509
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Incredible watching an Ina video and I hear Kruder and Dorfmeister as the meatball rolling music.
So nice.
@Bloombaby99
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
I love that Ina Garten isn't orthodox: she's plus sized, has a wholesome marriage, and has a quiet, pleasant aura about her. Even better is that she's childfree. She has an uptown style but a homey feel to her. She sells sensuality and food versus selling sex and food.
She's a fresh face in the age of string bean thin, arrogant, beauty pageant, thrice married, recently divorced female TV chefs that often cross our screens.
In a world full of chef whoevers, be an Ina.
@normarobles7234
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
~ So Yummy ♥
@dianecolosimo5319
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
please, Ina, what kind of red wine did you use. I know nothing of wines. thanks
@michaeltellurian825
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Is there some reason why you started in the middle of the recipe?
@stoneyopinion767
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Put some baking soda (1 tsp per pound of meat) in that water to make those meatballs stay really moist and tender.
@lilburrellbaby
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
What brand of Oil is she using?
@whatafuname
December 17, 2023 at 11:21 pm
Definitely not that size of meat balls… original spaghetti with meatballs are from Abruzzo area of italy and they are literally like 1cm in diameter… so not those huge balls of … meat… terrible