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Myrtle's Meatball Recipe

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Myrtle's Meatball Recipe

Photo by Sagegreen

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Meatballs
  • A&M's Testing Notes: Talk about comfort food. The kitchen was filled with a wonderful warmth and aroma from cooking up the meatballs and making the sauce. The meatballs were little bombs of flavor, tender and...

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    Sagegreen's Notes: My mom was scarcely an avid cook, but she did make a few things really well, especially her meatballs, her beef stew, and her apple pie. Because she passed away recently, in her honor I want...

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Serves a family of five

  1. Mix the oatmeal, egg, cheese, thyme, oregano, 2 tbls. of tomato paste, salt and pepper together. Gently add the beef. Roll to form 1 1/2" balls.

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  2. Brown these in a skillet, but do not cook through and then transfer them to a Dutch oven.

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  3. Saute the onion and green pepper in the skillet and add to the Dutch oven.

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  4. Mix the remaining tomato paste, some rose wine, and the stewed tomatoes to the Dutch oven.

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  5. Add the herbs and simmer slowly for @ 35-40 minutes. Serve with spaghetti and sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese and fresh chopped parsley.

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14 Comments on Myrtle's Meatball Recipe

Ab_sum Reply

I think I grew up overcooking meatballs! Probably the times on all my recipes should be reduced.

Dscn0161_ Reply

Mom's do make the best meatballs. I hope you post Myrtle's Apple Pie recipe someday. Fantastic picture. What a glamorous mother you had.

Ab_sum Reply

Thanks! I will be making the pie this fall: it was her very best recipe.

Dscn2828 Reply

I have enjoyed a similar recipe, also cooked ina meatloaf. Lovely tribute to your mom! My mother had the same approach to cooking as yours ,and also loved her Fanny farmer cookbook.

Ab_sum Reply

My mom had the exact same recipe for meatloaf now that you mention that!

Wedding_pictures_162 Reply

So glad you posted this! In May we had a "best thing your mother taught you" contest and we all posted photos of our moms--so glad you were able to post yours.

Ab_sum Reply

Sorry I hadn't discovered the site then. That is a contest I will have to find to take a look.

Newliztoqueicon-2 Reply

Yes, check out the Mom's Day posts - they are wonderful. Love the light in your Mom's eyes - thumbs up!

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Your mom was very pretty, and her recipe sounds amazing! I am always bias to a recipe that has a bay leaf in the ingredients list.

Ab_sum Reply

Thnaks. She was pretty wonderful!

Newliztoqueicon-2 Reply

So sorry you lost your Mom! My mother is gone now as well, and she was a Fanny Farmer fan too, as am I. Thanks for sharing her recipe - lovely photo!

Ab_sum Reply

Thanks. You are welcome. I was reared on Fanny Farmer! It is a classic.

Copy_of_me Reply

Pretty picture of your mom, and hats off to your mom's meatballs!

Ab_sum Reply

Thank you!

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