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How to Make Giada’s Smoked Mozzarella Meatballs | Food Network
Giada prepares meatballs with a surprise in the center.
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Bucatini All’Amatriciana with Spicy Smoked Mozzarella Meatballs
RECIPE COURTESY OF GIADA DE LAURENTIIS
Level: Intermediate
Total: 1 hr 15 min
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 55 min
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
All’Amatriciana Sauce:
2 tablespoons olive oil
6 ounces pancetta, diced
1 yellow onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
1 (14-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for seasoning
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more for seasoning
1/2 cup grated Pecorino Romano
Meatballs:
1 small (6-ounce) onion, grated
1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, plus 1/4 cup
2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus 1/4 cup
1/3 cup Italian-style bread crumbs
1 large egg
2 tablespoons ketchup
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for seasoning
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more for seasoning
8 ounces ground beef
8 ounces ground veal
2 ounces smoked mozzarella cheese, cut into 16 (1/2-inch) cubes
1 pound bucatini or other long pasta
Directions
For the sauce: In a large heavy skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the pancetta and cook, stirring constantly, until golden brown, about 5 to 7 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the pancetta and reserve. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and the cooked pancetta. Simmer, uncovered, over medium-low heat until the sauce thickens, about 15 minutes. Stir in the cheese and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
For the meatballs: Position an oven rack in the lower 1/3 of the oven. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, combine the onion, 1/2 cup parsley, 2/3 cup Parmesan, bread crumbs, egg, ketchup, garlic, red pepper flakes, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Add the beef and veal. Using your hands, combine all ingredients gently but thoroughly. Shape the meat mixture into 16 (1 1/2-inch-diameter) meatballs and place on the prepared baking sheet. Make a hole in the center of each meatball and place a cube of mozzarella inside. Reform the meatball so that the mozzarella is completely covered with the meat mixture. Bake the meatballs for 15 minutes until cooked through.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and place in a large serving bowl.
Add the meatballs and sauce. Toss gently and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Sprinkle with the remaining parsley and Parmesan.
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@Karenlegaultjohn
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
Look good
@ronaldbennett4685
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
Lovely
@magiclydlicious21
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
I have made these! They are amazing 😻
@lorrivickery1976
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
I'm gonna try these out now sounds like a good appetizer also if you put the meatballs just in the marinara
@msr1116
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
First combining all the ingredients that flavor and bind the meat together is a clever idea, but I would use Ina Garten's fork fluffing technique when mixing in the meat.
@sunsky4549
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
That slice of cheese looks like a slice of fluffy angel food cake.
@joshuahoward3016
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
The worst Food Network chef ever! Giada
@heatpumphvac3150
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
Nice I go store get my cheese at deli food lion in NC
@michelrene3905
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
You look like Dani Woodward
@stephaniekao8831
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
Unattractive face With A Huge Weird Bobblehead
@lisakrupsky6887
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
Always love watching.:)
@vilkoskorlich259
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
Is and Meatballs Italian?
The classic dish can be found in red-and-white tablecloth spots across the United States, but there’s a fascinating history behind where it got its start
Meatballs—juicy goodness of meat, onions, breadcrumbs, egg, butter, and Parmigiano-Reggiano.
So if not Italy, where does this dish come from? Meatballs in general have multiple creation stories all across the world from köttbullars in Sweden to the various köftes in Turkey. Yes, Italy has its version of meatballs called polpettes, but they differ from their American counterpart in multiple ways. They are primarily eaten as a meal itself (plain) or in soups and made with any meat from turkey to fish. Often, they are no bigger in size than golf balls; in the region of Abruzzo, they can be no bigger in size than marbles and called polpettines.
About 4 million Italians immigrated to America from 1880 to 1920. The majority (about 85 percent) came from southern Italy, where political and economic circumstances left the region extremely impoverished, so it would be the cuisines of Sicily, Calabria, Campania, Abruzzi and Molise (and not Venice) that would make their mark in the United States.
The immigrants indulged and meatballs transformed from golf balls to baseballs and were made with significantly more meat and less bread. Whether you can taste it are not, meatballs are traditionally made with breadcrumbs, often crumpled stale bread soaked in milk, making the meatballs moist and soft. In traditional polpettes, the bread to meat ratio is equivalent, but the stateside version of the Italian meatball is a much denser sphere.
@chazmbc.burchh.c.9219
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
I so so badly hate that she and her husband didn't make it….they looked great together and then too Giada is beautiful
@Macadiamonds
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
I think she will know when she watches this video.
@CareBear208
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
She always came off as snooty and food looked nasty
@kevinlikethevideooflynnfer9597
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
The meatballs look nice 👍
@kevinlikethevideooflynnfer9597
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
Like the meet balls 🏀
@StrawberryJam806
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
I know it’s the correct way to pronounce mozzarella or whatever, but I can’t stand it when she says it like that
@alemontwisted9508
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
I’ve made this recipe before. They’re delicious.
@cyt70
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
These are my favorite meatballs to make.
@kevinlikethevideooflynnfer9597
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
The meatballs look delicious 😋
@peggiegreen4420
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
I didn't know that veal was so light in color. Don't matter, I've never eaten veal, and don't plan on eating a baby calf
@Mitsubachi2529
December 20, 2023 at 8:11 am
Ketchup? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3OPMQw3vsU XD!