Sunday Meatballs: the only meatball recipe you'll ever need. Juicy, flavorful, and perfect for family dinner.
Dinner Ideas
April 18, 2016

Sunday Meatballs

  • Prep time: 1 hr
  • Cook time: 30 min
  • Total time: 1 hr 30 min

This website uses affiliate links which may earn commission for purchases made at no additional cost to you. Sunday Meatballs: the only meatball recipe you’ll ever need. Juicy, flavorful, and perfect for family dinner. I was a vegetarian for 7 years. I remember the specific day. I had come home from middle school and was on the interwebs (dial-up-style…

Dinner Ideas
April 18, 2016
Sunday Meatballs
  • Prep time: 1 hr
  • Cook time: 30 min
  • Total time: 1 hr 30 min
Sunday Meatballs: the only meatball recipe you'll ever need. Juicy, flavorful, and perfect for family dinner.

This website uses affiliate links which may earn commission for purchases made at no additional cost to you. Sunday Meatballs: the only meatball recipe you’ll ever need. Juicy, flavorful, and perfect for family dinner. I was a vegetarian for 7 years. I remember the specific day. I had come home from middle school and was on the interwebs (dial-up-style…

Sunday Meatballs

Sunday Meatballs: the only meatball recipe you’ll ever need. Juicy, flavorful, and perfect for family dinner.

Sunday Meatballs: the only meatball recipe you'll ever need. Juicy, flavorful, and perfect for family dinner.

I was a vegetarian for 7 years. I remember the specific day. I had come home from middle school and was on the interwebs (dial-up-style #backintheday). Someone had posted a graphic animal cruelty video along with a rant about eating meat, and something in me turned. Immediately, I decided to go veg.

In the years following, I was happy being vegetarian. I ate lots of tofu and legumes. Salad was my best friend. Lentils were life.

But about halfway through college, something changed. I began to crave burgers. Which was weird, because in my previous meat-eating days I had never been a burger person. But that melty cheese, that fat brioche bun, and, of course, that hamburger patty called out to me. 

This craving went on for a good part of a year, and I tried to resist it.

Until one day when I was at a bar with my girlfriend and she ordered an 8 ounce angus beef burger. I ordered a salad.

Sunday Meatballs: the only meatball recipe you'll ever need. Juicy, flavorful, and perfect for family dinner.

I must’ve been lustfully eyeing that burger, because halfway through the meal she offered me a bite. “You’ve been wanting a burger for forever,” she said. “Have some.”

So I did. I leaned over my rabbit food, gripped the burger with both hands, and brought it to my mouth. To keep things classy, I put both pinkies in the air, then bit into the burger with fervor. And holy cow, was it delicious.

Here’s the picture for proof. My friend uploaded it with the caption “Sarah’s first bite of beef in a decade.”

First bite of beef in a decade

Also note the “You Demand More” sign in the background. So appropriate.

So on that fateful night, I once again became a meat-eater.

For me, homemade burgers are never quite as good as at a restaurant. But meatballs, on the other hand, are almost always better when made from scratch at home.

Sunday Meatballs: the only meatball recipe you'll ever need. Juicy, flavorful, and perfect for family dinner.

And to make the perfect meatball, you need the perfect vessel.

Wolf Gourmet has a line of American-made cookware that is almost as pretty as it is functional. Their 10-piece cookware set is cast from multiple layers of stainless-steel coating an aluminum base, delivering superior heat retention and remarkably even cooking.

Now, even as a professional baker, I’m still a 20-something, and my natural inclination is to stick to department store cookware. But after sautéing, searing, and baking in Wolf Gourmet’s 3.5 Quart Sauté Pan, I will not go back to using mediocre cookware ever again.

I’m not exaggerating when I say I felt like a Michelin chef in my own home. My onions browned beautifully with no burn marks; my red wine reduced quickly and evenly; my meatballs created a perfect sear without any residue left on the pan. It was cooking heaven.

Sunday Meatballs: the only meatball recipe you'll ever need. Juicy, flavorful, and perfect for family dinner.

So to all you home cooks out there, for your next birthday, Christmas, or treat yo self present, take a look at Wolf Gourmet. I wouldn’t be so adamant if I weren’t so blown away by the quality of both the cookware and subsequently of my food. It. Rocked.

Meatballs for life!

 

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Sunday Meatballs: the only meatball recipe you'll ever need. Juicy, flavorful, and perfect for family dinner.
  • Author: Sofi | Broma Bakery
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 0hrs
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Category: dinner
  • Method: stovetop
  • Cuisine: italian

Sunday Meatballs

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  • Author: Sofi | Broma Bakery
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 0hrs
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Category: dinner
  • Method: stovetop
  • Cuisine: italian
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Ingredients

For the meatballs:

  • 3/4 cup chopped parsley, plus more for garnish
  • 1 cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan
  • 1/2 cup finely diced white onion
  • 3 cloves garlic, diced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 pound ground beef chuck (85% lean works best)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

For the tomato sauce:

  • 1/2 cup finely diced white onion
  • 1 clove garlic, diced
  • 1/2 cup red wine (any kind will do)
  • 1 quart crushed tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon fresh basil leaves, julienned
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • pinch red pepper flakes

Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
    2. In a large bowl, mix parsley, bread crumbs, parmesan, onion, garlic, salt, and peppers. In a separate bowl, whisk egg plus yolk and milk. Stir into dry ingredients.
    3. Mix in ground beef until fully incorporated. Use a cookie scoop to roll out 3 ounce meatballs. Set aside.
    4. Heat Wolf Gourmet 3.5 Quart Saucepan with 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Sear meatballs for 2 minutes on one side, then sear for 2 minutes on the other side. Remove from pan, saving any pan juices.
    5. Turn heat to low. Add diced onion and garlic into saucepan, sautéing until light golden brown. Pour in red wine and allow to reduce by half, about 5 minutes. Add in crushed tomatoes, basil leaves, salt, and red pepper flakes and heat to a simmer. Add back in meatballs, cover with saucepan lid, and place in oven for 1 hour.Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before garnishing with parsley and parmesan cheese. Serve.

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  1. […] partnered with Wolf Gourmet back in March, making Sunday Meatballs using one of their sauté pans. I was blown away at the quality of the pan– my onions […]

  2. There’s something about a restaurant burger! And it’s so true, homemade meatballs far surpass anything you can order out. These look incredible!

    I was a vegetarian for several years in college and I fell to a hot dog at a backyard bbq. Ha!