Grammy's Kitchen · Meatballs · Italian Baked Meatballs
One of 38 meatballs recipes we measured
from cafedelites.com
It ranks #3 of 38 for glaze depth among the meatballs recipes we compared. 19 cooks on cafedelites.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 38.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| binder | 11% | 0% |
| egg | 20% | 10% |
| dairy | 12% | 6% |
| aromatics | 38% | 9% |
| sweetener | 0% | 0% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| liquid | 12% | 12% |
| vegetables and beans | 156% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 41 g | 3 tablespoons olive oil |
| 150 g | 1 onion (finely chopped ) |
| 12 g | 4 cloves garlic (minced) |
| 227 g | 1/2 pound ground beef mince |
| 227 g | 1/2 pound ground pork mince (or beef) |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon cracked pepper |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs |
| 50 g | 1/2 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano (freshly grated parmesan cheese) |
| 54 g | 1/2 cup breadcrumbs |
| 12 g | 2 tablespoons fresh basil (or parsley, finely chopped) |
| 61 g | 1/4 cup milk |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (crushed, optional - adjust to your preference) |
| 794 g | 28 oz crushed tomatoes |
| 33 g | 2 tablespoons tomato paste |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon fresh basil (parsley, finely chopped) |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon sugar |
| 1 g | 1 pinch fresh parsley (chopped) |
| 1 g | 1 pinch fresh basil (chopped) |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon Parmigiano Reggiano (or parmesan cheese or freshly grated) |
Method: 9 steps, published by cafedelites.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Amazing meatball recipe….our meat comes in 500g tubs so I just double everything except the chilli flakes (it’s spicy enough) For us it makes 32 meatballs using a medium ice cream scoop. That’s 4 meals (8 per meal, 4 each) The milk is the key I’m sure, as t” — a cook, 5.0★
“These are the best meatballs I've ever made. They were so flavorful and moist - amazing! And, the sauce... my goodness, that sauce! It was really such a perfect combination of just the right ingredients! It will definitely be added to our regular dinner rotati” — a cook, 5.0★