Starter or dinner, this recipe's always a winner.
Hi, Rachel, it's Ivy. (bright, upbeat music)
I'm so excited to be sharing with you
my favorite meatball recipe.
This is called Angelina's Meatballs.
They're perfect for any family dinner or party.
Kids love 'em.
Angelina is my friend from Italy
who taught me how to make all things Italian.
This is my favorite one of her recipes.
However, I put my own spin on it.
Let's get started.
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The first step is to heat up your gravy.
You can make your own
or use about two jars of your favorite marinara sauce.
Don't tell anyone, but today, I used jars.
You need to heat it up to a boil.
Add four to five eggs.
I'm using four because I'm using a pound of meat.
Then a fourth, or a half a cup of parm
and a dash of salt.
Then you're just gonna whisk it up.
Now, you're gonna add your meat.
Now, this is my spin on the recipe.
You use a meatloaf meat mix.
It's veal, pork, and beef.
I made my own.
You can buy it already mixed or make your own.
Now, here's for the fun part.
You mix it with your hands.
This is great for kids to do.
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Now, you're gonna add a dash of oil.
Don't be afraid to get your hands dirty
because the oil's so good for your skin.
Now, you're gonna add two cloves of garlic that we chopped,
a fourth cup of parsley,
and mix that in.
Now, for the secret ingredient (upbeat music)
you take a slice of bread and dip it in milk.
This is gonna keep your meatballs nice and moist.
And you're gonna add a little splash of milk.
Now, you're gonna mix that all up.
Mm, mm, mm.
Now, to form your bowls,
you're gonna add about a half a cup of breadcrumbs.
You're gonna get this nice and evenly combined.
Once it's evenly combined,
you're gonna make one massive ball.
Now, you're gonna start forming your balls.
I'm gonna make a couple small ones for starters
and a couple big ones.
That's about how big you'll make your balls
if you want one's for dinner.
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Once you're done with forming your meatballs,
you're gonna go ahead and plop them in one by one
into your boiling.
This is such an amazing recipe to do with kids.
I've done it with my cousins before, and they loved it.
And once you're done with this,
just let this boil For about 20 to 25 minutes.
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My meatballs are done,
so now, I'm just gonna scoop a couple of them
into this glass pan.
And look who showed up, my sous-chef.
Perfect timing. The meatballs are done.
Probably just wants to be a taste tester now.
Now, it's time for plating.
My favorite part 'cause I get to dress the plate
how I would dressed.
Simple, simple, simple, just like this whole recipe.
First thing that I'll plate it as a starter.
Just a little bit of parm,
just a little piece of parsley.
And voila! That's how you serve for a starter.
The sub. (upbeat music)
You're gonna start off with your bread that you toasted
and your larger meatballs.
Mm.
Next, I'm gonna add just a little bit of extra sauce,
some parm,
and some parsley.
Gotta freshen up my plate
just like how you would freshen up yourself.
Ta-da!
Mm, these smell so good.
Oh, but before you go,
one last thing, Rachel.
Blue has a question for you.
Is Bella single?
'Cause he's the dog for her.
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