Italy, Turkey, Greece or China
I wanted to write a quick little blurb about where the meatball originated and post a great recipe. But there doesn’t seem to be a cut and dry answer. It seems like every country has their version of a meatball and a few like to say they invented it. This is what I found out.
There’s mention of keftedes in Greece in 1381. The Chinese meatball came about during the Sui Dynasty (589-618 AD). There’s evidence of a Roman meatball recipe around 25 AD but I think the Turkish win with the invention of kofte at the time of Abraham (2000 BC?).
My own earliest recollection is from a commercial for Alka Seltzer. Even though I was a baby when it first came out, I’m pretty sure it played for the first dozen years of my life.
- 1 lb regular ground beef
- 1 lb regular ground veal
- 1 lb regular ground pork
- 3/4 cup grated parmesan
- 1 Tbsp dried oregano
- 3 Tbsp fresh parsley
- 1 large onion
- 3 cloves crushed garlic
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup milk
- salt & pepper
- Sauté onion and garlic until soft and slightly golden. Let cool.
- In a large bowl soak breadcrumbs in milk for about 15 minutes then add remaining ingredients.
- Mix well and form large balls.
- In a 400F oven, bake the balls until they are brown.
- Remove them to a large pot and cover them with marinara sauce.
- Simmer very low for 1 hour.
When you’re ready to shape your meatballs, you can do it by hand or use a meatballer
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How do you like your meatballs, with spaghetti or rigatoni?
Looks yummy and a pretty straightforward recipe. Throw him some pasta and there’s a meal to enjoy!
I’m almost 83, and my first meatballs were made by both Danish and Swedish friends,
The Hungarians have one that incorporates cooked rice into the meat (,spits at you from the frying pan! ) and is served with a lemony sauce. But among the best are the quite large Portuguese,..named Albondigas I think.
Will have to find a recipe for the Portuguese meatballs!
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