In this edition of Epicurious 101, professional chef and culinary instructor Frank Proto demonstrates how to make the best spaghetti and meatballs at home. From forming the perfect ground beef meatballs, to seasoning your rich tomato sauce, follow Frank’s steps for a delicious weeknight dish.
00:00 Intro
00:35 Preparing The Meatballs
03:48 Forming The Meatballs
04:53 Browning The Meatballs
06:42 Making The Sauce
09:32 Finishing The Meatballs
10:28 Plating Spaghetti & Meatballs
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46 Comments
I was totally intimidated by making meatballs before, but after watching this I am now confident to make them the next time I make my spaghetti
Meatballs are little round meatloafs😉🤗
Best spaghetti & meatballs ever and the meatballs are so tender! I highly recommend.
no garlic? im stunned
Thanks for highlighting that "spaghetti and meatballs" IS NOT an italian recipe and in Italy it doesn't exist (as well as "fettuccine Alfredo").
Mine is more bester of all the bestest on utube.
I add a little splash of Worcestershire sauce. 😀
Looks great.
I'm going to be petty and give this a thumbs down because it seems like they made it impossible to find the exact recipe. Sorry Frank! you're one of my favourites
>offended by meatballs that are the wrong size
Same.
Spaghetti is Italian. Meatballs are Italian. Just because there isn't a standalone dish called "Spaghetti and Meatballs" doesn't mean they're never eaten together. They are. It's amazing how dumb people are. We don't have a specific dish in the US called hamburgers and potato salad, but it's eaten together often.
How big are your golf balls mate? 😂
I’m never gonna lose my sauce
Meat to egg ratio? 4 eggs to how many pounds?
Very surprised he doesn't chop Very fine onions and fresh basil in the ground meat
he dosent give any meauserments. How am i suppose to make this?
great vid, thanks frank
Great video as always. BUT – my Italian grandma- who taught me to cook at her – is spinning in her grave at thought of using a scooper spoon – just grab some meat and make a da ball!
Sorry but the constant use of "best ever" really turns me off. The world is a huge place. Keep your titles humble. That's the best ever advice I can give you
Ok and so controlling the seasoning means dont add seasoned bread crumbs so you can merely add the standard salt n pepper later on
I love your grandma and how she taught you to cook! Thanks for sharing!
My mouth is watering I want a bite!
I've been cooking spaghetti wrong my whole life. Thank you
Not great….Mine are 100 times better…No need too fry either..Baking to brown much better..
STOP frying or baking your meatballs…..cook them in your sauce. I know I will get a lot of hate for this. BUT, you fry or bake you seal them off and that meat juice does not enter the sauce. I slow cook my meatballs in my easy sauce for 2+ hours. It is amazing.
Excellent. A new subscriber. Yummy 🥰😋
Where is the green/peppers /onions/red peppers i really like Lidia's spaghetti n meatballs no thank u
That looks like a cookie scoop
8:24 To reduce the acidity, put a carrot in there to soak up the acid, then throw away the carrot–or eat it if you like. A potato also works.
Love this guy. Best Chef on the channel.
Hard to find veal these days. It does make a big difference. My swedish meatbals suffer without it.
I'm hungry now. anyone else?
I eat spaghetti and meatballs, hot cold, mild bland in the sand, lol and cat turds lol my favorite nothing better than getting a steak, knife or even butter, knife, and cracking open and meatball and then throwing pasta noodle on your fork with Parmesan cheese Yum
This Italian American Depression food.
It is not found in Italy.
I always just put them in the sauce. They never fall apart and always come out tender and soft. Way better then frying them first.
This recipe looks and sounds delicious and I would love to try it but I live alone, can I prep and freeze the meatballs for later use and do you have any tips for storing or freezing the sauce also. Thanks.
When mixing I use neoprene gloves. It works just as well and you have clean hands afterwards.
What a complete load of nonsense.
watching this Feb 2025… "cheese and eggs are cheaper…" HAH! For the history books: your basic cartoon of eggs is $8-9, with organic reaching $12-15/dozen
You also won't find pepperoni pizza on any menu in Italy. As soon as you as for it, they automatically know you're American.
Ask me how I know.
Do you think I can use prego instead of the canned brand Chef used?
The sheer horror of using so many eggs during current egg shortage, poor guy could not have known the future!
You forgetting the most important ingredient for tender moist meatballs!! I'll leave it up to you to figure it out!! LOL!! Nobody has figured it out yet!!
thank you frank
where can i find the written recipe ingredients?
Thanks for the advice on impressing the nonnas