How to Make Delicious Spaghetti and Meatballs

Spaghetti and Meatballs. This Spaghetti and Meatball recipe from Delish.com proves everything is better homemade. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook spaghetti according to package instructions. Spaghetti and meatballs is such a comfort food classic!

Remove the meatballs when they're brown on the outside but not done on the inside. Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this video! The PERFECT meatball, tender, juicy and loaded with flavor simmered in a rich marinara sauce. You can cook Spaghetti and Meatballs using 12 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Spaghetti and Meatballs

1. You need 300 g of minced beef.
2. Prepare 400 g of Spaghetti (Santa Lucia).
3. Prepare 10 g of Cinnamon.
4. You need 5 g of dried oregano.
5. Prepare 5 g of dried mint.
6. It's 8 g of black pepper.
7. Prepare 15 g of salt.
8. You need 3 pcs of bayleaves.
9. You need 2 pcs of onions.
10. Prepare 3-4 pcs of large tomatoes.
11. It's 1 pc of green capsicum.
12. Prepare 2-4 tbsp of butter or margarine.

This spaghetti and meatball recipe is so quick and easy to toss together! The mother of all Italian-American foods, excepting pizza, perhaps, is spaghetti and meatballs. Simple to cook, with easy ingredients and only a little prep work, the dish is somehow marvelously rich and. Meanwhile, make the meatballs: In a large bowl and using your hands, tear the white bread into small pieces.

Spaghetti and Meatballs step by step

1. Take 7g salt, 5g cinnamon, 4g black pepper and mix. Spread on the minced meat and knead the spices into it..
2. Shape the minced meat into balls and let sit for a while..
3. Chop and mince the onions and capsicum. Remove the seed core from the tomatoes before dicing them..
4. Take the mince balls and in a pan add just a little water about 1/4 a cup. Put the balls in the pan and bring to simmer until the outside turns brown in colour. Flip over to the raw side and do the same, before removing..
5. Take your diced veggies (onions, tomatoes and capsicum) and fry them using butter or margarine for three to four minutes..
6. Add the remaining salt, black pepper, bayleaves, oregano, cinnamon and mint and let it cook for a minute..
7. Remove the sauce (this is my version of marinara sauce) and using an immersion blender blend until it is smooth. Alternatively an ordinary blender can also do..
8. Return the now smooth sauce (marinara) to the heat and let it simmer stirring constantly..
9. Add the precooked meatballs in the sauce and cover. Let it cook for five minutes over low heat..
10. Boil water in another pan and add your spaghetti. Let it boil for 4-6 mins if you like it "al dente". If you like it completely soft but not overcooked add 2-3 more minutes..
11. After the spaghetti has been cooked to your desired taste. Run it through cold water and add a little salt and margarine in a pan and toss the spaghetti in it. Let it cook for two minutes..
12. Serve the meatballs and pasta and enjoy..

For a great spaghetti and meatball recipe you need a simple tomato sauce with lots of flavour. This one is a store cupboard saviour. Sprinkle with more Parmesan and serve with some basil (if using) and remaining sauce alongside for topping. Making the Best Spaghetti and Meatballs. I don't think there is any doubt that caramelized onions taste better than raw onions, the question is whether the extra effort is worth it.