sophia loren. tomato stains. meatballs. comfort food.

sweet ripe tomatoes.

home made pasta

fresh herbs

hand chopped meat.

‘Spaghetti and Meatballs’

A dish that originated with Italian immigrants in NYC.

A dish that is synonyms to comfort food.

A dish that is a full on meal.

A dish that is a favorite by kids and adults alike.

My version of ‘spaggeti and meatballs’

for the meatballs:

500g  beef round meat cut into tiny cubes, ground meat can be used as a replacement, if you don’t feel like chopping up the meat.

(beef round is a more lean cut of meat, so if you prefer something more fatty take that into account)

1 garlic clove chopped

3 sun dried tomatoes chopped

¼ red onion chopped

2 tbsp chopped pistachio (any other nut will work as well)

5 klamata olives chopped up

3 tbsp chopped parsly

1 slice of white bread soaked in water, squeezed  and then grated

salt+pepper

your favorite home made tomato sauce

*bring the tomato sauce to a light simmer.

* knead the chopped meat for few minutes using your hands, to get the protein in the meat to work.

*add all other ingredients and mix well

*form balls the size you prefer…..

(I made them medium size and 20 balls came out)

*put all meatballs in the sauce, and get the pot to a boil, once its boiled turn to low heat and cook for about 15 minutes, until the meatballs are thoroughly cooked (for added flavor, you can pan fry the meatballs before inserting them into the sauce, but I skipped this stage to avoid the added oil)

for the linguini:

350g linguini

1 crushed garlic clove

1 tsp. grounded black pepper

1 tsp grounded dry chilli

lemon zest from 1 lemon

a handful of chopped parsley

a handful of chopped zaatar leaf/oregano/ marjoram

¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

salt

*cook the linguini according to manufactures instruction 

(or better yet if you made the pasta yourself)

mix all other ingredients in a bowl and mix well with the lingunii

assembly-

place some of the seasoned linguini in a bowl,

and pile up the meatballs and sauce.

Slurp away…




for the recipe in hebrew-http://www.chef-lavan.co.il/default.asp?catid={F7016843-E487-400B-807D-93FB2C7235D5}&details_type=1&itemid={329D838D-E61B-4399-9FF6-EEA5AAC1B5CC}#!prettyPhoto