Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Mar 5, 2015 10:12am
I’m a very good cook and enjoy make different ethic foods, Italian is not my favor dishes to make so I cheat on meatballs.
I have found a great little place where I buy great meatballs… Dioguardi Italian Deli, just down the street. I also get a few other items like genoe hard salami and prosciutto
Where do you go to get your meatballs or do you make them?
I have found a great little place where I buy great meatballs… Dioguardi Italian Deli, just down the street. I also get a few other items like genoe hard salami and prosciutto
Where do you go to get your meatballs or do you make them?
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Mar 5, 2015 4:37pm
Nothing fancy but we buy the small frozen ones....put them in a big crockpot and use 1 jar of chili sauce, a small jar of grape jelly and a table spoon of brown sugar.
Insanely easy and very good.
Insanely easy and very good.
ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
Mar 5, 2015 6:26pm
Make them. Takes a while but it's way better than store bought.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Mar 5, 2015 7:13pm
I make them as well (turkey, beef, or lamb). I don't think it takes awhile at all.
ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
Mar 5, 2015 8:22pm
Only time I make them is for large crowds so I make 8 lbs of meat. It takes awhile to roll.like_that;1710336 wrote:I make them as well (turkey, beef, or lamb). I don't think it takes awhile at all.
redrocket
Posts: 126
Mar 6, 2015 9:17am
Store bought meatballs? Must be a city thing.
TBone14
Posts: 6,383
Mar 6, 2015 9:45am
Love making meatballs. A bit tedious but so worth it.
Homemade meatballs freeze well. My go to meatball mix is 2 parts chuck to 1 part ground pork and 1 part ground lamb. Season depending on the dish, a couple eggs depending on how much you make and some bread crumbs. Brown them up in your cast iron skillet and then cool and freeze. Then, use them just as you would store bought meatballs. Reheat them in a skillet and then add your go to red sauce. Slow cooker. Bake them and add them to Swedish Meatball gravy and put over egg noodles.
They won't keep as long as the store bought in the freezer. I wouldn't let them sit more than a couple months but they won't last that long because you will use them up.
Homemade meatballs freeze well. My go to meatball mix is 2 parts chuck to 1 part ground pork and 1 part ground lamb. Season depending on the dish, a couple eggs depending on how much you make and some bread crumbs. Brown them up in your cast iron skillet and then cool and freeze. Then, use them just as you would store bought meatballs. Reheat them in a skillet and then add your go to red sauce. Slow cooker. Bake them and add them to Swedish Meatball gravy and put over egg noodles.
They won't keep as long as the store bought in the freezer. I wouldn't let them sit more than a couple months but they won't last that long because you will use them up.
Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Mar 6, 2015 10:57am
Store bought ... is different than .... Deli boughtredrocket;1710441 wrote:Store bought meatballs? Must be a city thing.
(mass produced for the public and frozen) (made by the Italian owner,not frozen)
Country bro .... Deli bought meatballs is like road kill liver fresh made that day ...
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Mar 6, 2015 2:46pm
I'm glad you have moral integrity with your cooking.Belly35;1710212 wrote:I’m a very good cook and enjoy make different ethic foods,?
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Mar 6, 2015 2:46pm
Per the thread... I love meat balls.
Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Mar 6, 2015 2:48pm
I have a white stoveernest_t_bass;1710565 wrote:I'm glad you have moral integrity with your cooking.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Mar 6, 2015 6:00pm
Make my own. Brown in skillet, then bake in oven using a water bath covered with foil.
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Mar 7, 2015 11:47am
Dom Tiberis recipe is really good. He's the sports guy on CH10 in columbus.