Grandma Maronis Meatballs 100 Year Old Recipe

Recipe courtesy Mike Maroni

Show: Throwdown with Bobby FlayEpisode: Meatballs

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (170)

Cook Time:
35 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 to 10 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 35 min
Total:: 50 min

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Ingredients

1 pound ground chuck
4 ounces dried bread crumbs
4 large eggs
4 ounces whole milk
6 ounces grated Romano
3 ounces grated Spanish onion
2 ounces finely diced fresh garlic
2 ounces finely chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
2 ounces finely chopped fresh basil leaves

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray.

Mix all ingredients thoroughly in large bowl. If mixture seems a little loose add more bread crumbs.

Roll meatballs loosely about the size of a golf ball and place on baking sheet. Place into preheated oven for approximately 35 to 40 minutes. Enjoy!

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recipe Grandma Maronis Meatballs 100 Year Old Recipe
Traci Knoxville, TN 11-16-2009
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Known for this one!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Always take the basic recipe and tweek, that's what makes it your own. EVERY TIME people are ooohhhing and awwwing over these... meatballs. I live in America and was in Germany several months ago visiting family. They invited friends over and I made meatball subs for everyone. They all flipped. Also, I spent 2 days making and freezing these meatballs so they could have them once I left. Yes, good sauces, cheeses, breads and broiling techniques matter. But the basic meatball recipe was off the chart! Read more
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James Mickleton, NJ 11-08-2009
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Not sure about the proportions..
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made this a few times but I always get hung up on the herbs... 2 ounces by weight of parsley and basil is ALOT... and Mike... dosen't appear to use that much on the show... I find that putting all the in vegetables and herbs in a blender makes for quick prep!Read more
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Chris Springfield, VA 11-04-2009
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Great Meatballs!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used a scale to measure everything. Also added a little salt and pepper to the mix and used Pecorino Romano instead as that... was what was on hand. Grated the garlic (onion too) and did not use milk. The mixture was moist enough. Will save this recipe for another time!Read more
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Jacqui Carol Stream, IL 11-01-2009
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too eggy, and they fell apart!
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Would have been better with maybe only 2 eggs.. it just had too much of a quiche consistency.. also, with that amount of... fresh herbs, it made the meatballs fall apart a bit in the pot of sauce.. I was able to get most of the meatballs out to serve them, but the sauce ended up with a lot of meat in it. Overall, I would make them again, but I would definitely change it up.. I don't have a food processor, but I think if the herbs where put into a food processor before being added, they wouldn't have fallen apart. Also, they needed something.. like some dry seasoning maybe. I have a VERY hard time believing that Maroni just let his family recipes be posted on the internet.. Especially considering the prices that place charges.. (I checked out the website.. if the sauce and meatballs posted on here are the ones he serves at his restaurant, he wouldn't be getting customers who pay $80 a person for his food)Read more
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anna Dallas, TX 11-01-2009
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Pretty good meatballs
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

These are pretty good meatballs, the thing is that you have to wiegh the breadcrumbs not measure and they come out tasty and... melt in your mouth...i like it!!Read more
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Kenny Tampa, FL 10-24-2009
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GREAT!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Best meatball I ever had. Loved them!!!