Italian Meatballs-Vertullo Family Recipe

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  • Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
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  • @d90nd9989
    @d90nd9989 Місяць тому +4

    I’m learning a lot from your Italian cooking. Your recipes stand out compared to other Italian American recipes. Your recipes are simple but yet sophisticated delicious can’t wait to try em all . I appreciate all the details you put in and the history. Please keep making Italian recipes thank you.

  • @Mjk112
    @Mjk112 Місяць тому +1

    Great videos. Just finished both meatball videos and you make it look so easy I will definitely make them homemade for my next sauce. Seriously watching you why would I want to buy frozen balls from a store anymore. To me you’re bringing cooking back as it should be. I’m definitely going to have our 5 year old granddaughter watch so she starts getting that sense of the way it should be.

    • @godfatherbbqitalian
      @godfatherbbqitalian  Місяць тому

      Thanks, that makes me so happy! Please enjoy and let me know how you make out. Happy fourth!

  • @annmacbride3100
    @annmacbride3100 3 місяці тому +1

    My family is from Abruzzi...dad always fried and finished off in the sauce....of course right out of the frying pan is the best!

  • @stevelacatena
    @stevelacatena 3 місяці тому +1

    This is how I grew up with the bread used. I'm about to make homemade sauce and meatballs. I think I will fry them and then finish off in the sauce.

  • @mandymae100
    @mandymae100 5 місяців тому +1

    Looks great! My mom always uses 80/20 beef but also adds 1/2 lb of spicy sausage. Cooks them halfway in the oven, turning them each once and finishes them off in the sauce.

  • @dianadj7157
    @dianadj7157 7 місяців тому +1

    I'm Puerto Rican and love to cook Italian food. My guy likes the meatball texture firm while I prefer them a little more soft. I grew up near Little Italy so I think that's how they made them. I never baked I usually fry brown a little and then let them cook in sauce ..the fried ones here look very fried and wanted to know if it was a firm texture. I think the baked def gives more flavor and I probably wouldn't want that ..the ones cooked in sauce might be too soft but each version looks great. I never used wet stale bread but I might try this for a change just don't want meatballs too mushy. Thank you for this video because it exemplifies the various ways to make a simple yet gourmet meal!

    • @godfatherbbqitalian
      @godfatherbbqitalian  7 місяців тому +1

      Thanks so much. As long as you squeeze out the bread about 90%. They will not be mushy. Thanks so much for your support! I appreciate you.

  • @J_LOVES_ME
    @J_LOVES_ME 10 місяців тому +2

    Also to note, if browning them in a pan, milk can cause them to burn faster.

  • @jasonc9061
    @jasonc9061 10 місяців тому +1

    North Jersey Italian American here... This is amazingly similar to my recipe, I'm a bit heavier on the garlic but otherwise it's stride for stride with one small pinch of a secret ingredient I use. Anyone who's getting started in the meatball game, listen to this gentleman because this is how we do it. ***PSA*** make it your own but do not use onions...that's how Americans came up with meatloaf. Good video

    • @godfatherbbqitalian
      @godfatherbbqitalian  10 місяців тому

      Thanks Paisan!
      Appreciate you!

    • @jasonc9061
      @jasonc9061 10 місяців тому +1

      @@godfatherbbqitalian di nienti!

    • @dianadj7157
      @dianadj7157 7 місяців тому +1

      Never onions! 😊

    • @jasonc9061
      @jasonc9061 7 місяців тому

      @@dianadj7157 we just became best friends :D

  • @duke5886
    @duke5886 Місяць тому +1

    As an Irish American I have only one question: Who makes one pound of meatballs? I use beef and Italian sausage and Alta Cucina tomatoes (from DaddyJack). Great video, thanks for sharing!!

    • @godfatherbbqitalian
      @godfatherbbqitalian  Місяць тому

      Great place….daddy jacks!! the recipe is based on a per pound basis so if you’re making more, just adjust accordingly.
      Thanks so much for your support!

  • @Donnybrook10
    @Donnybrook10 10 місяців тому +1

    OK...I'm making these tonight. Thank you We are fortunate to have a 4th generation Italian bar who is famous for their spaghetti and meatball plates. I'm good friends with the two brothers who now own and run it. They always cook their meatballs in their enormous pot of sauce but there's some mystery herb/spice in their meatballs that I cannot identify. It's their signature so they won't tell anyone what it is. It gives a very subtle sweetness to their meatballs. I thought I figured it out as all-spice but they said nope. It's not nutmeg or cinnamon either. Very subtle and amazing.

  • @DeadBrokeBBQ
    @DeadBrokeBBQ 9 місяців тому +1

    Great job!! This popped up in my feed and brought enough curiosity on what you were comparing to click on it. I lean towards the pan fried myself, mainly because of the texture. Thanks for sharing!

    • @godfatherbbqitalian
      @godfatherbbqitalian  9 місяців тому

      Thank you for letting me know. Please check out the rest of the channel. There’s about 100 videos on there between shorts an actual videos with a lot of great recipes as far as we think.
      Thanks again!

  • @shane2239
    @shane2239 10 місяців тому +2

    Just stumbled upon your videos... you guys seem awesome... gonna check out the rest of your content... thx for sharing these.. and also I'm definitely using these meatball recipes...

  • @myriadcorp
    @myriadcorp 11 місяців тому +1

    Fried meatballs are the best way to make a meatball. That's the exact way my family made them.

  • @NipItInTheBud100
    @NipItInTheBud100 10 місяців тому +2

    Love your channel! It was nice of Tina to share your balls with all of us!!..LOL

  • @PaulyzPantry
    @PaulyzPantry 11 місяців тому +1

    Awesome job explaining each method!

  • @strokerace8989
    @strokerace8989 9 місяців тому +1

    Great video Ty best meatballs ever
    I bake then dunk in sauce great ez Recipe

  • @mikemaccracken3112
    @mikemaccracken3112 10 місяців тому +2

    My notifications must have been disabled. Thank you for the videos Chris! My wife bought me some black garlic at the Big E last week and I used it in my sauce and meatballs and it was delicious.

    • @godfatherbbqitalian
      @godfatherbbqitalian  10 місяців тому +1

      That’s awesome!
      Thanks again Mike!

    • @godfatherbbqitalian
      @godfatherbbqitalian  10 місяців тому +1

      I didn’t realize you’re located up here!

    • @mikemaccracken3112
      @mikemaccracken3112 10 місяців тому +1

      @@godfatherbbqitalian I live in Connecticut. I’m five minutes from Rhode Island and a half hour from Webster, Mass.

  • @timvanoli3694
    @timvanoli3694 11 місяців тому +1

    Great video! Thanks for the comparisons !!! Cooked any way is delicious ! 👏🏻👏🏻

  • @mandymae100
    @mandymae100 5 місяців тому +1

    Lol @ 10mins 57 seconds her eyes.

  • @EasyCookingWithLindaB
    @EasyCookingWithLindaB 11 місяців тому +3

    Chris, great video!! I prefer mine cooked in the sauce, I find them to be more tender and flavors the sauce throughout! Great idea soaking the bread in water instead of milk, I will give that a try next time! Hello to Tina!

    • @godfatherbbqitalian
      @godfatherbbqitalian  11 місяців тому +1

      Thanks Linda!
      Any way you cook them with the soaked bread they come out super tender
      I think if I really had to choose it would be the fried, which is usually how I make them.

    • @EasyCookingWithLindaB
      @EasyCookingWithLindaB 11 місяців тому

      @@godfatherbbqitalian thanks Chris, I will definitely give it a try!! 😊

  • @goodgawley899
    @goodgawley899 8 місяців тому +1

    Great videos. I’m gonna try making your red sauce and your meatballs. Should I simmer the sauce for 45 minutes then add the meatballs for 30 mins or do they go in the sauce from the beginning? I assume just a med low heat? Thanks again and great work!

    • @godfatherbbqitalian
      @godfatherbbqitalian  8 місяців тому +1

      Thanks so much, if you’re just making the marinara or red sauce, you can add the meatballs at the beginning and cook for 45 minutes or so. Either way will work.
      We appreciate the support!

    • @goodgawley899
      @goodgawley899 8 місяців тому

      Followed your recipe. Just over 2lbs of meat and got 28 balls. Family of 4 and not even a crumb leftover. Huge success! Thanks for the great instruction! Keep up the great work.

    • @godfatherbbqitalian
      @godfatherbbqitalian  8 місяців тому +1

      @@goodgawley899
      That’s awesome!
      Folks like you are why we do this!
      Thanks again!

  • @dennyo7798
    @dennyo7798 11 місяців тому +2

    I need to go back and copy down the ingredients now. Are we getting closer to soup season? I'm still waiting.

  • @rickf.9253
    @rickf.9253 11 місяців тому +1

    Thanks a lot! Now I gotta have meatballs! hahaha!

  • @nytess2
    @nytess2 10 місяців тому +1

    Take the crust off white bread then use a hogie roll that has crust lol

    • @godfatherbbqitalian
      @godfatherbbqitalian  10 місяців тому +1

      😂😂Wouldn’t really call it crust, more just the top…
      Thank you!

  • @darrenbuttery3527
    @darrenbuttery3527 10 місяців тому +1

    No onion? My grandmother always put chopped onion, along with garlic, in her meatballs.

    • @godfatherbbqitalian
      @godfatherbbqitalian  10 місяців тому

      Yes, that does not surprise me. A lot of people do. We just don’t.
      Thanks for your support!

  • @chuckcapage6238
    @chuckcapage6238 10 місяців тому +1

    Great video. Tina is the best!! "Ok Tina, lets check my balls out" ........ she says "AGAIN?" 😂
    What did you garnish them with? Grated parm cheese and parsley??

    • @godfatherbbqitalian
      @godfatherbbqitalian  10 місяців тому

      Thanks so much
      Tina is definitely the best, she says thanks😂
      Yes, parmesan and chopped flat leaf parsley

  • @TEXBBQ
    @TEXBBQ 11 місяців тому +1

    I'm always more satisfied with balls deep in the sauce. Thanks for the video!