Introduction To Meat Balls
The origin of meat balls and spaghetti originated from Italy when the poor immigrants from Italy migrated to the US from Italy from (1880-1920)
Step One To Prepare Italian Meat Balls
Ingredients
Yield: 50 portions Each portion : 2 meat balls with pasta and spaghetti sauce
Onions finely chopped 3 lb
Celery, fine chopped 1 lb
Garlic minced 2 tbsp
Salad oil 8 oz
Method
- Saute onions celery and garlic in oil.
Step Two To Prepare This Dish
Ingredients
Bread fresh cubed 1 lb
Stock or milk 24 oz
Ground beef 12 oz
Eggs whole 8
Parmesan cheese grated 4 oz
Parsley finely chopped 3 oz
Oregano minced 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Method
2. Combine bread and stock or milk in large mixing bowl; mix well.Add remaining ingredients,blend thoroughly.
3. Using no 12 ice cream scoop as measuring guide, scale 2½ oz meat balls.Scale entire mix up,then mold all balls into round shape.
Step Three To Prepare This Dish
Ingredients
Stock hot 1 qt
Method
4. Place meatballs in greased roast pan; bake 1/2 hours at 350°F.Remove meat balls into smaller pans add hot stock and cover.Keep hot for service.
5. Serve 2 meatballs on top of a portion of pasta and spaghetti sauce (recipe given below)
Spaghetti Sauce
Step One To Prepare Spaghetti Sauce
Ingredients
Salad oil 1 pt
Onions finely chopped 2 lb
Celery finely chopped 1/2 lb
Green peppers finely chopped 2 oz
Garlic minced 5 tbsp
Method
Saute onions celery and green peppers in salad oil for about 10 minutes stirring frequently.
2. Add garlic and cook for about 2 minutes.
Step Two To Make Spaghetti Sauce
Ingredients
Tomatoes crushed 2 no 10 cans
Tomato puree 1 no 10 can
Sweet basil leaves crushed 2 tsp.
Oregano leaves crushed 2 tsp
Bay leaves 2
Salt to taste
Method
3. Add tomatoes,puree and seasonings.
4. Simmer uncovered for 2 hours.
5. Remove from fire and puree sauce through fine food mill.
6. Season with salt ad hold for service.
Note: To make meat sauce for spaghetti use basic sauce above and add 2 lb of lightly sauteed ground beef drained.
