Spaghetti and meatballs

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    **RECIPE, SERVE 3-4**
    1 lb (453g) ground beef (I like chuck)
    1/3 cup (20g) breadcrumbs
    1/3 cup (20g) grated pecorino or parmesan cheese, plus more for garnish
    milk
    1/2 tsp salt (or more)
    1/2 tsp garlic powder
    1/2 tsp onion powder
    1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
    black pepper
    olive oil
    1 tbsp tomato paste
    1 28 oz (800g) can crushed tomatoes
    1/2 lb (225g) dried spaghetti
    parsley or basil
    Cover the breadcrumbs in milk and let them soak a minute. Put the beef, grated cheese, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, and a lot of black pepper in a bowl. Lift the bread crumbs out of the milk (and squeeze some milk out if you want the meatballs firmer) and put them in the meat mixture. Gently mix the meat mixture together with your fingertips until just combined - the mixture should not be totally homogenous. Roll the meat into balls about 2 cm wide. Ideally, let them sit covered and refrigerated for a while, even overnight.
    Heat olive oil in a wide pan on moderate heat. Put in the meatballs, and cooking until the first side is browned. Carefully push the meatballs off the pan surface and try to brown the other sides as much as possible, taking care to not let the fond in the pan burn.
    Put in the the tomato paste and fry it for a moment. Put in the crushed tomatoes and deglaze the pan. Stir frequently for 10-20 min until the sauce has reduced to your liking. Right before you eat, mix a little grated cheese and chopped herb into the sauce before tasting to see if it needs more salt.
    Boil the spaghetti in salted water until almost done. Drain it and mix it into the sauce and meatballs, adding some of the cooking water if the sauce isn't liquid enough for you. Put it on a plate and top with more grated cheese and fresh herb.
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  • @flyingraij1n958
    @flyingraij1n958 Před 4 lety +5827

    White Wine Report:
    No White Wine has been seen in this video.
    This has been White Wine Report.

  • @Bumbassery
    @Bumbassery Před 3 lety +1231

    “My wooden spoon seems to be missing, someone was using it as a sword to torment his brother”
    A true family man

  • @marcocito9269
    @marcocito9269 Před 3 lety +529

    Fun fact, Italians do break spaghetti in some instances:
    - when cooking for toddlers.
    - when cooking slow dried
    "U-shaped" high end spaghetti.
    - when cooking pasta soups.
    Greetings from Naples, Italy.

    • @Kevin-yp7yk
      @Kevin-yp7yk Před 3 lety +85

      "When cooking for toddlers"
      I cant tell if you meant no disrespect or completely meant it and either is incredibly hilarious

    • @marcocito9269
      @marcocito9269 Před 3 lety +84

      @@Kevin-yp7yk In Naples ( and probably in a good part of southern Italy ) we break spaghetti in approximately 3 cm pieces as substitute for small pasta ( italian: pastina ). The reason is to make it possible to eat it with a spoon instead of a fork. Toddlers can at best use a spoon and forks are not a good choice for soups.

    • @heinzriemann3213
      @heinzriemann3213 Před 3 lety +7

      This guy noodles.

    • @VEV-cu6no
      @VEV-cu6no Před 3 lety +30

      Italy isn't a real place nice try

    • @marcocito9269
      @marcocito9269 Před 3 lety +55

      @@VEV-cu6no Every table where you eat a nice pasta dish with your loved ones can be called Italy. Due to covid restrictions I have to eat my pasta dishes alone so I feel like I am living on Mars. I hope to eat pasta with my family as soon as possible...

  • @hyoon.
    @hyoon. Před 4 lety +899

    "I like it tight, verging on dry."
    -Adam

    • @starapples
      @starapples Před 3 lety +4

      ???

    • @epicidex1006
      @epicidex1006 Před 3 lety +155

      @@starapples he likes it tight, verging on dry
      -Epicidex

    • @ok-xo2ox
      @ok-xo2ox Před 3 lety +4

      touka-chan

    • @IanBpa
      @IanBpa Před 3 lety +88

      @@starapples I’ll tell you when you’re older

    • @suus1027
      @suus1027 Před 3 lety +54

      @@starapples you are too wholesome to understand this kind of joke

  • @Alex_Mourousias
    @Alex_Mourousias Před 4 lety +2961

    "Dirty your food processor if you want to, but I need to dirty my grater for this recipe anyway"
    This sentiment is exactly why your videos and recipes resonate with me so much personally. Your approach to cooking mimics mine and so many others so perfectly and in ways not expressed by a lot of other famous and/or youtube cooks.

    • @iskatearound
      @iskatearound Před 4 lety +176

      That's what's nice about Adam being a home cook rather than a chef. He has these types of priorities that that average person has in mind.

    • @johnnycakemusic4069
      @johnnycakemusic4069 Před 4 lety +93

      in his first New York style pizza video, he uses an expensive electric kneading machine, and in the second one he uses his hand to make it more friendly for the general public.
      that's just one example of the kind of stuff that separates adam from almost every other popular cook/chef

    • @johnnycakemusic4069
      @johnnycakemusic4069 Před 4 lety +24

      @Adolf Schinkler SAME! I regularly try his recipes, and am schooled at not only how good they are, but how simple they are

    • @Iisakkiik
      @Iisakkiik Před 4 lety +20

      You finally made me realize why adam was the first youtube cook ever who got me yo actually try his recipes. 2 recipes I have tried so far and I think I'll try many more.

    • @playaaaLV
      @playaaaLV Před 4 lety +1

      Get yourself a dishwasher already.

  • @burst_ch.
    @burst_ch. Před 4 lety +4191

    All of Italy: "you know this isn't an Italian dish..."
    Italian immigrants in America: "well no, but actually yes"

    • @red_dll
      @red_dll Před 4 lety +378

      Adam dodged the bullet perfectly by saying "italian american".

    • @pedrootavioazevedodaroz1736
      @pedrootavioazevedodaroz1736 Před 4 lety +162

      @@red_dll well in a sence he doged two bullets, it is also a traditional italian brazilian dish, but you know, american can reference the continent and not the contry so can't really complaim...

    • @yungboy4216
      @yungboy4216 Před 4 lety +132

      @@pedrootavioazevedodaroz1736 it's a weird cultural thing, the US and Canada are taught that there are 2 continents, North and South America, while latin Americans are taught that it's one big continent called "America"

    • @pedrootavioazevedodaroz1736
      @pedrootavioazevedodaroz1736 Před 4 lety +47

      @@yungboy4216 that's mostly because of the Panama Canal, which is considered a cut off point on USA, but the origin of the word 'America' calls for there being only one america divided in two sub-continents, like India is for Asia, since at the time the Panama canal did not exist

    • @fidur2
      @fidur2 Před 4 lety +27

      @@yungboy4216 it's a English language Vs other languages (Mostly Romance languages) thing. German kinda is on both camps, weirdly enough.

  • @palaceofwisdom9448
    @palaceofwisdom9448 Před 4 lety +2057

    "so you don't over-sauce your pasta"
    No such thing. I want my pasta swimming in a sea of sauce with garlic bread for the extra.

    • @RedRoseSeptember22
      @RedRoseSeptember22 Před 4 lety +79

      Same! I was like "no such thing as over-saucing!!" lmao.

    • @andrew4363
      @andrew4363 Před 4 lety +94

      If I can’t eat it with a spoon there ain’t enough sauce

    • @triforcewill
      @triforcewill Před 4 lety +8

      C o r r e c t

    • @Erowens98
      @Erowens98 Před 4 lety +83

      In my book, the sauce is the meal. The pasta is just there because tradition.

    • @kimoibrahimo448
      @kimoibrahimo448 Před 4 lety +2

      Birki gts lol

  • @MMOByte
    @MMOByte Před 3 lety +2217

    Half a packet of pasta.. enough for one meal.

    • @fooly592
      @fooly592 Před 3 lety +28

      MMOByte woah you’re here

    • @MMOByte
      @MMOByte Před 3 lety +20

      @@fooly592 Hey, halfool!

    • @MMOByte
      @MMOByte Před 3 lety +20

      @Simply Maple Hey, Simply Maple!

    • @easycooking6704
      @easycooking6704 Před 3 lety

      💯

    • @EEPROM42
      @EEPROM42 Před 3 lety +17

      ah yes, i would like some spaghetti with my sauce please

  • @thegirlwhowearspants7282
    @thegirlwhowearspants7282 Před 4 lety +4376

    “Giant meatballs are for instagram, screw that.” My mom who was unfortunately sitting next to me who makes baseball sized meatballs gasped and went on a rant. She puts all of her meatballs on a sheet tray and broils them so they all brown faster. She makes 4 batches of meatballs all at once so she can freeze a ton of them but to each their own. I honestly agree with your method more 😂😂😂

    • @sarithasimon901
      @sarithasimon901 Před 4 lety +72

      Bruh lol 😂😂😂

    • @williamlangvad5031
      @williamlangvad5031 Před 4 lety +17

      lmao

    • @red_dll
      @red_dll Před 4 lety +37

      I hope she is not italian on top xD

    • @AnHeC
      @AnHeC Před 4 lety +112

      Good if you have time. My grandma made huge ones because nobody is wasting time on playing with food like that. She would say 'if you want to just eat browned minced meat, do it. Thro it into pan, brown, break up with spatula. Don't waste time to make minced meat by hand.' she also said it's stingy. You make it big so that minimal portion a person gets is big.

    • @aragusea
      @aragusea  Před 4 lety +924

      Yeah, you can certainly do meatballs in the oven. That might be the best method if you're trying to make a very big batch, though I don't think the crust is ever quite as good. I think the method I demonstrated here works best when you're just cooking for yourself or a small family, and you don't have to heat your oven or dirty a sheet pan.

  • @marinanikolic7627
    @marinanikolic7627 Před 4 lety +1941

    "This dish is enough for 3-4 people"
    Me: Casually finishes it alone in one sitting

  • @raffaelepiccini3405
    @raffaelepiccini3405 Před 3 lety +109

    As an Italian, Italian-American culture feels so uncanny, very very close, and yet very different ahaha

    • @sottosopravoce
      @sottosopravoce Před 3 lety +7

      I'm a retired Italian teacher and would love to hear your thoughts on this.

    • @jessicatriplev9802
      @jessicatriplev9802 Před 2 lety +2

      Ugh Breaking the spaghetti is insulting to my identity as a half Italian! SMH

    • @raffaelepiccini3405
      @raffaelepiccini3405 Před 2 lety +10

      @@jessicatriplev9802 i am 100%, i always break spaghetti, it's just convenient, my grandma thought me that way

    • @pennyforyourthots
      @pennyforyourthots Před 2 lety +11

      To be fair, there's probably about 100-150 years between you and the Original Italian immigrants to the US, so that certainly enough time to put some distance between cultures, especially considering the immigrants would have been influenced by other established cultures. Basically every immigrant to New York City was in some way inspired by the Kosher foods of the Jewish community for example.
      Then again, I'm sure an Italian 150 years ago probably would have said the same thing about you lol. Time loves to change things.

    • @joshwhite5730
      @joshwhite5730 Před rokem

      @@pennyforyourthots he used milk and cheese in that recipe this was not insured by kosher food

  • @notsotone846
    @notsotone846 Před 4 lety +71

    "Me? I like it tight."
    Me too adam, me too

    • @adamashworth6293
      @adamashworth6293 Před 3 lety +3

      Your haircut says you have no idea what "tight" is.

    • @rordongamsey3057
      @rordongamsey3057 Před 3 lety +9

      @@adamashworth6293 nah his hair suggests he know exactly what tight is. Why do you think he’s at the kiddie park all day?

    • @rordongamsey3057
      @rordongamsey3057 Před 3 lety +3

      @@adamashworth6293 nah his hair suggests he know exactly what tight is. Why do you think he’s at the kiddie park all day?

    • @notsotone846
      @notsotone846 Před 3 lety +2

      @@adamashworth6293 not sure why you assume that someone's pfp is always automatically their real face

  • @lorisbrussato7131
    @lorisbrussato7131 Před 4 lety +1349

    Adam: if that makes you angry then rethink your priority
    Me: *gets flashback of Adam screaming at a bowl of soup and macaroons*

    • @nothing11558
      @nothing11558 Před 4 lety +75

      Obviously has his priorities straight.

    • @lorisbrussato7131
      @lorisbrussato7131 Před 4 lety +24

      Arvind Venkatesan maybe, maybe he’s just protecting us from the macaroons

    • @Erectoralporicy
      @Erectoralporicy Před 4 lety +8

      if you're talking about his vegetable soup recipe well done 🤣

    • @witchBoi_Connor
      @witchBoi_Connor Před 4 lety +11

      That was yelling at people that pompously overcomplicate things that can be easy, yelling at him about breaking pasta in half is a matter of preference.

    • @GeldtheGelded
      @GeldtheGelded Před 3 lety +14

      @@witchBoi_Connor Silence Tyler, thou is a criminal by ruining this jest. What say thee in thy defense?

  • @alexisstarnino1517
    @alexisstarnino1517 Před 4 lety +1558

    "I believe someone's using it as a sword to torment his brother"
    -Adam Rageusea everyone

  • @jinangel3
    @jinangel3 Před 4 lety +25

    I cannot unhear the gasp of air after every pause. It's driving me crazy!

    • @user-jf9kt4pm1j
      @user-jf9kt4pm1j Před 3 lety +7

      god fucking damn it

    • @oofowie8882
      @oofowie8882 Před 3 lety +6

      Damn it why did you do this to me

    • @Romandy13
      @Romandy13 Před 5 měsíci +1

      i wish i never read your comment

    • @OtraConta
      @OtraConta Před 4 měsíci

      OH FUCK YOU WHY DID YOU HAVE TO SAY THAT?????

    • @OtraConta
      @OtraConta Před 4 měsíci

      😂😂😂😂😂

  • @kyber.k6616
    @kyber.k6616 Před 3 lety +33

    this really makes u FEEL like u want spaghetti and meatballs.

  • @zugazugaye
    @zugazugaye Před 4 lety +2116

    As an Italian, the only complaint I have with this is that 250g of pasta for four people is worth calling Amnesty International for. If I eat pasta at lunch with nothing on the side I go for 175-200 lol

    • @aragusea
      @aragusea  Před 4 lety +1179

      Americans (and westerners generally) eat way too many carbs. I try to be a quiet advocate for eating whatever foods you like in modest portions.

    • @kerelberel
      @kerelberel Před 3 lety +56

      Eating pasta at lunch with that much amount of sauce is a lot! I'm sure it's nice but it's not a healthy habit.

    • @AQuestioner
      @AQuestioner Před 3 lety +230

      @@aragusea I disagree. I think we Chinese eat way more carbs like rice, steamed breads, noodles, etc. on a daily basis for almost every meal. That is probably (edit: one of the reasons) why westerners are taller than Asians in general. 2020-09-20

    • @dantheslayer1023
      @dantheslayer1023 Před 3 lety +113

      @@AQuestionerI agree...here in Malaysia carbs exist in lunch..dinner...breakfast....even dessert😂we asian just love carbs esp rice....rice and rendang or curry is just irresistible

    • @montykachuchi
      @montykachuchi Před 3 lety +44

      @@aragusea Indians eat like 3-4 rotis every meal lol

  • @luwi5972
    @luwi5972 Před 4 lety +795

    "I like it tight, verging on dry"
    -Adam, 2020

    • @4ElementGirl
      @4ElementGirl Před 4 lety +63

      NO! GOD PLEASE NO! NO!

    • @dylanmurphy9485
      @dylanmurphy9485 Před 4 lety +30

      Haha. Interesting choice Adam.

    • @ToenVu
      @ToenVu Před 4 lety +38

      I like it tight Drenched in liquids

    • @dylanmurphy9485
      @dylanmurphy9485 Před 4 lety +14

      @@ToenVu Drenched? I like it somewhere in the middle.

    • @jonzi4193
      @jonzi4193 Před 4 lety +16

      I'm... I don't know how to react to this comment..

  • @iamDBA1
    @iamDBA1 Před 3 lety +43

    The reference to his kids with the wooden spoon reminds me of my brother and I. I loved tormenting the hell out of him when we were younger, cuz since I was younger he couldnt do anything lol. Childhood really is a blessing man.

  • @zachpw
    @zachpw Před 4 lety +38

    “Half a box of pasta is normally two servings” Uh yup two servings, I never eat all that at once. Always share it.

  • @myname3590
    @myname3590 Před 4 lety +839

    "And a bit of Cayenne for Chef John" is acutally my seasoning motto for a while now

    • @dwinterowd
      @dwinterowd Před 4 lety +33

      dont forget the OLLLL TAPPA TAPPA

    • @scoopmaloop3203
      @scoopmaloop3203 Před 4 lety +28

      You are, after all, the Adam Ragusea of your meatballs and pasta.

    • @Kryptnyt
      @Kryptnyt Před 4 lety +16

      After all, you are the Anthony Micheal Hall of your Grandma's spicy meat'a'ball

    • @HolyMess420
      @HolyMess420 Před 4 lety +1

      That and turmeric are great for your heart and circulation.

    • @oliverroberts5119
      @oliverroberts5119 Před 4 lety +2

      I don’t get this Chef John reference 🤔 heard him say this a few times, but I’ve no idea why. Is this from another video of his? Or some well known chef? 🤷🏽‍♂️😆 Someone please enlighten me!

  • @solarpp2059
    @solarpp2059 Před 4 lety +563

    “Note that down,Note that down”
    -Alex the French Man

    • @heyreallygiger
      @heyreallygiger Před 4 lety +42

      Minus the whole "don't worry about your meatballs being round" thing

    • @ColAlbSmi
      @ColAlbSmi Před 4 lety +13

      I was incredibly disappointed how he ended his meatball series

    • @sherylann0508
      @sherylann0508 Před 4 lety +2

      @@ColAlbSmi Why disappointed?

    • @thugsnstuff4046
      @thugsnstuff4046 Před 4 lety

      Thu Ta Shin Thant czcams.com/video/luWqnJG42p8/video.html

    • @matsgilon7075
      @matsgilon7075 Před 4 lety

      i read that in his accent

  • @livenhfree
    @livenhfree Před 2 lety +18

    My wife's grandmother was from Sicily. She also "dressed" the pasta in the pot with a little sauce before serving it out, at which point we could add more sauce if we wanted. The other practical benefit of this is that it prevented the pasta from sticking together in an un-tangle-able blob. Thank you for this video!

  • @znewb300
    @znewb300 Před 4 lety +12

    I appreciate that you put your ad at the end of the video, even though more people may skip it. A well transitioned to ad at the conclusion of the video is far more effective/agreeable to me as opposed to an abruptly intrusive one popping up while I'm invested in your dish. Your videos are great and congrats on your success!

  • @Truelordpower
    @Truelordpower Před 4 lety +598

    "Big sloppy loud and awsome"
    -Adam ragusea

    • @felixargyle1285
      @felixargyle1285 Před 4 lety +23

      What the fuck happened to Giorno?

    • @ChillyBlitzHD
      @ChillyBlitzHD Před 4 lety +2

      hahaha

    • @ee-yq8ig
      @ee-yq8ig Před 4 lety +16

      Felix Argyle he has experienced the ‘Golden Weed’

    • @yath4rth
      @yath4rth Před 4 lety +1

      GIORNO
      MORE LIKE
      HIGH-ORNO
      AMIRITE
      now laugh at my joke.

    • @Truelordpower
      @Truelordpower Před 4 lety +4

      @@yath4rth laughs

  • @lucasmo5501
    @lucasmo5501 Před 4 lety +407

    “My wooden spoon was missing. I believe someone was using it as a sword to torment his brother.”
    -Adam Ragusea 2020

    • @thugsnstuff4046
      @thugsnstuff4046 Před 4 lety +2

      Lucas Mo czcams.com/video/luWqnJG42p8/video.html

    • @KK-ov3tn
      @KK-ov3tn Před 3 lety +7

      Looking for this comment.

    • @vrldf8181
      @vrldf8181 Před 3 lety +4

      Why is this Thugs n Stuff guy recommending a video to others?
      Also, what's the video about? I'm scared of getting RickRolled.

    • @OrdinaryLatvian
      @OrdinaryLatvian Před 3 lety

      @@vrldf8181 Probably just self-promotion.

    • @vrldf8181
      @vrldf8181 Před 3 lety +1

      @@OrdinaryLatvian Yeah, it's a posibility.
      Thanks, still.

  • @BigLuckyApple
    @BigLuckyApple Před 4 lety +5

    I love how you impart your expertise in every recipe. Every alteration you bring up you have already tried, and it leads me to start with your recipe and find out for myself. Thank you!

  • @galaxysprinkles1573
    @galaxysprinkles1573 Před 2 lety +13

    You can get (more or less) round meatballs in a frying pan, by gently shaking the pan to roll the meatballs around until the outside is "set". Then let sit for browning as per usual. Love from Sweden :)

  • @gwyn2825
    @gwyn2825 Před 4 lety +201

    "i believe someone was using it as a sword to torment his brother"
    HAH

    • @bo4Elite
      @bo4Elite Před 3 lety +3

      Def his wife! 💪🏼

  • @eleventyeleven
    @eleventyeleven Před 4 lety +673

    *”This is what gave my grandmas meatballs insane flavour.”*
    - Adam Ragusea 2020

    • @vin7175
      @vin7175 Před 4 lety +4

      Rían Cahill r/beatmetoit

    • @somemagellanic
      @somemagellanic Před 4 lety +25

      i really can't figure out what the punchline is supposed to be here

    • @lt-yx1hx
      @lt-yx1hx Před 4 lety +34

      @@somemagellanic you're too innocent

    • @lt-yx1hx
      @lt-yx1hx Před 4 lety +16

      @@SuperMustache555 you're also too innocent

    • @TheSteam02
      @TheSteam02 Před 4 lety +2

      please commit cease.

  • @shroomaster4911
    @shroomaster4911 Před 4 lety +1

    after years of watching this channel and other similar cooking channels without cooking anything I decided finally to try cook this recipe, I bought all the ingredients yesterday and prepared the meatballs and left them in the fridge for 24 hours and then today I cooked the meal for dinner, I was surprised how easy it is to cook this recipe (keep in mind I have never cooked before) and it was really delicious! the browning on the meat and the breadcrumbs really add so much to the texture!
    I halved everything in the ingredients and it worked (even after halving the portion was enough to feed 2 people)
    I'm really happy with how it turned out, thank you for the recipe

  • @thecaveoawesomeness
    @thecaveoawesomeness Před 4 lety +2

    Your videos really are a joy to watch. As an Italian-American science nerd who wants to cook for his nonna, you are really helping.

  • @mdctenga
    @mdctenga Před 4 lety +183

    4:06
    Adam: Give up on the idea of perfectly round meatballs
    *French Guy Cooking Alex has left the chat

    • @Fractal821
      @Fractal821 Před 4 lety +5

      r/beatmetoit

    • @hmidouchboetekees5320
      @hmidouchboetekees5320 Před 4 lety +21

      @@Fractal821 Do you really have to communicate with subreddits. Thats sad man.

    • @enzoqueijao
      @enzoqueijao Před 4 lety +8

      @@Fractal821 That's cringe, bro... I believe you can be better than this...

    • @Fractal821
      @Fractal821 Před 4 lety +16

      If you really hate it, then smash your head against a wall 50,000 times then leave. I'm not just gonna delete my comment because some butthurt idiots don't like it.

    • @WiselGuys28
      @WiselGuys28 Před 4 lety +1

      Thanks bro, i was too lazy to write this comment by myself❤️

  • @Coolbillion
    @Coolbillion Před 4 lety +217

    "My wooden spoon was missing, I think someone was using it as a sword to torment his brother" Yes you got me Adam, I won‘t steal your spoon again I‘m sorry

    • @hopelessheathen8190
      @hopelessheathen8190 Před 3 lety +10

      Smh child we all know that a metal spachala works best for tormenting ones brother

    • @vsinthalaphone5
      @vsinthalaphone5 Před 3 lety +5

      hopeless heathen exactly who's using wooden when you can use metal to torment someone

  • @finndevers2495
    @finndevers2495 Před 4 lety +46

    One of my favorite parts about Adam’s videos is how genuinely caring he is about the everyday home cook. Nice and simple recipes with guidelines and metrics any old person can understand, simple ingredients that can be found nearly everywhere (and he provides substitutes for ingredients that are harder to find!), and he is conscious about not dirtying too many dishes (one thing I love about him)

  • @venuswest1914
    @venuswest1914 Před 3 lety +8

    I love this recipe and i have cooked it so often now that i finally learned it by heart! So delicious, thank you adam!

  • @willliamlaughey4024
    @willliamlaughey4024 Před 4 lety +176

    I would be the size of a balloon if this guy was my dad

    • @CST1992
      @CST1992 Před 4 lety +50

      Size would be weird; I think you meant shape.

    • @chukyuniqul
      @chukyuniqul Před 3 lety +6

      @@CST1992 what if it were a a hot-air one?

    • @CST1992
      @CST1992 Před 3 lety +5

      @@chukyuniqul people would question how he'd be your dad, then.

    • @chukyuniqul
      @chukyuniqul Před 3 lety +2

      @@CST1992 understandable

    • @imran19187
      @imran19187 Před 3 lety

      Balloons are small I think u are trying to mean fat but balloons are small not big

  • @JayJay2510
    @JayJay2510 Před 4 lety +524

    "If that makes you angry, I'd frankly think you have really messed up priorities."
    Me, being angry, realizing he sort of has a point, but I've been stuck inside forever, so I'll just be angry at pasta anyways.

    • @ctownsoul
      @ctownsoul Před 4 lety +16

      I mean he could have just used a different, shorter pasta shape instead of just trying to troll people...

    • @kazu2391
      @kazu2391 Před 4 lety +9

      Hes got a point here, i like shorter pasta strands anyways so that i get a appropriate amount on a forkful. Besides, the pasta doesnt fit the pot entirely and sticks out of it and that gets on my nerves

    • @hypothalapotamus5293
      @hypothalapotamus5293 Před 4 lety +15

      Long noodles, long life.
      Yep. I have really messed up priorities.

    • @HolyMess420
      @HolyMess420 Před 4 lety +2

      He will learn. Stained shirts foreverrrrr.

    • @viccyyboii3308
      @viccyyboii3308 Před 4 lety +7

      @@kazu2391 Bruh, the pasta softens up quick.

  • @tessa_hs1827
    @tessa_hs1827 Před 4 lety +11

    Made this recipe with my family and it was a huge hit! Thanks for sharing :)

  • @FaeDruid
    @FaeDruid Před 3 lety +3

    Dude kept dissing his grandma.

  • @S3lvah
    @S3lvah Před 4 lety +244

    The dish that everyone associates Italy with, even though it's (arguably) one of the least 'Italian' pasta dishes out there.

    • @rotanux
      @rotanux Před 4 lety +35

      As Italian I can confirm you are absolutely wrong. My great-grandmother used to make this. It's an old recipe

    • @pkattk
      @pkattk Před 4 lety +24

      Italian Americans took what was already good food and made it better.

    • @sdertw
      @sdertw Před 4 lety +25

      I’ve had this a lot. Alfredo on the other hand... who the fuck is that?

    • @murilocostarosa
      @murilocostarosa Před 4 lety +1

      @@sdertw Agree 10/10

    • @Ouba1
      @Ouba1 Před 4 lety +5

      N Pak lmao, Americans cant cook love...

  • @jzplayinggame
    @jzplayinggame Před 4 lety +117

    Ragusea: "im living in more plentiful times"
    Me: Cries while looking at 401k while eating rice topped with salt and pepper

  • @baccaalaboss9331
    @baccaalaboss9331 Před 4 lety +6

    I just made these right now, insanely delicious and quite easy. Thanks Adam!

  • @maximeb190
    @maximeb190 Před 2 lety +3

    I love the rubber-ball feel, gives them a more satisfying "bite". My dad usually combines italian sausage meat to the ground beef to get the texture just right where it doesn't crumble, and the taste is insanely good!

  • @GreenBoy9000
    @GreenBoy9000 Před 4 lety +92

    How would you make:
    -Burgers
    -Chicken Sandwiches
    -Poutine (apart from your Oven Fries)
    -No-Knead Pizza Dough

    • @jinception01
      @jinception01 Před 4 lety +4

      George Greener from his last couple videos, he said he hasn’t found a no-knead dough he actually likes.

    • @GreenBoy9000
      @GreenBoy9000 Před 4 lety

      @@jinception01 That's why I asked.

    • @zhiracs
      @zhiracs Před 4 lety +2

      He glossed over burgers in one of the Q&A videos. He doesn't seem to be interested in coming up with an at-home burger recipe when you can just as easily get them from a decent restaurant.

    • @mariocamspam72
      @mariocamspam72 Před 3 lety

      lazy ass

  • @daddysuburban1029
    @daddysuburban1029 Před 4 lety +129

    I made this and no joke
    Grandma Ragusea knows her meatballs.

    • @hwstar9416
      @hwstar9416 Před 3 lety

      are you 12?

    • @TheSteam02
      @TheSteam02 Před 3 lety +5

      @@hwstar9416 stfu why do you care?

    • @timo_zz
      @timo_zz Před 3 lety +5

      @@hwstar9416 These are damn good though.

    • @interstellarlunar4597
      @interstellarlunar4597 Před 3 lety

      The meatballs have had no flavour when I've made this twice so far, the texture is there, perhaps it's because I'm not using parmesan cheese?

    • @timo_zz
      @timo_zz Před 3 lety

      I have no idea, maybe lesser quantities of the garlic or onion powder? Or maybe that. No idea.

  • @dandy6571
    @dandy6571 Před 4 lety +47

    Adam, this is my first recipe of yours that I didn't follow to the letter; and I don't regret it in the slightest! You renewed the passion I had for cooking when I was younger and helping my father in the kitchen, and this recipe is a near one to one for the spaghetti my father made! I'll be making my recipe of this for years to come. Thank you so much, Adam.

    • @raziphaz2219
      @raziphaz2219 Před rokem

      All of cooking youtube couldn't do what he did, which was make me actually trust my cooking skills

  • @VIKINGOCATIRE
    @VIKINGOCATIRE Před 3 lety +3

    ok, i'm literally in love with this channel.

  • @jakojenhh5002
    @jakojenhh5002 Před 4 lety +3

    Thank you for this amazing recipe, tried it and my entire family loved it!

  • @lennoxtvthingy7408
    @lennoxtvthingy7408 Před rokem +6

    You either love this man with all your heart or want to kill him in a furious rage.

  • @RafaelDornelles
    @RafaelDornelles Před 4 lety +2

    Loved the chef John's reference and shoutout, you both are my favorite cooking channels

  • @BrazillianFOsho
    @BrazillianFOsho Před 3 lety +2

    You watch enough ragusia YTPs and you expect him to keep saying “20 eggs, yes 20”

  • @pellman87
    @pellman87 Před 4 lety +3

    I searched for a recipe of bolognese and found your other video. Did the bolognese and my son and girlfriend was very happy. I love your channel, im on a binge right now. I might download and save all your recipes if the world ends. ❤️

  • @ebinjoephilipphilip2168
    @ebinjoephilipphilip2168 Před 4 lety +49

    Adam Ragusea - Breaks the spaghetti in two
    Angry Italian mayor - we will send the police with flamethrowers

  • @Lostadvent
    @Lostadvent Před 4 lety

    I have followed and tested many of these recipes and i can honestly say, i'm glad you put them in the description.

  • @WightKnight
    @WightKnight Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you so much for this recipe, I like to cook this one for my family and it's easily the best meatball recipe I've found! I've an amazingly fussy family and this goes down well with everyone!

  • @JustADioWhosAHeroForFun
    @JustADioWhosAHeroForFun Před 4 lety +9

    Super Mario in real life
    *_S p a g h e t t i_*

  • @RafaelThorazines
    @RafaelThorazines Před 4 lety +83

    “It doesn’t make the meatballs spicy” *sad Alka Seltzer noises*

  • @jpongothics
    @jpongothics Před 2 lety

    Thank you for your unpretentiousness with cooking utensils, stove, sloshing of water, spilling of sauce. It makes for such a comforting, realistic experience.

  • @Snailman3516
    @Snailman3516 Před 2 lety +2

    I just made this(adapted a bit because I can't eat milk. No cheese and used soy milk for wetting the breadcrumbs) and made a killer meatball sandwich. I would like to emphasize that the drippings and fond from the meatballs really does need to go into the sauce. You can absolutely taste it and it really livens up the sauce. Makes you want to lick the plate clean.

  • @JohnBodoni
    @JohnBodoni Před 4 lety +8

    The bread/milk combo is called a panade. Cook's Illustrated had an article a number of years ago that showed how to make well-done hamburger patties super moist using a panade. Works like a champ.
    For even more savory flavor, some Worcestershire goes a long way.

  • @Astryca
    @Astryca Před 4 lety +8

    "Add cayan for chef john" hahahaha, that was exactly what i was thinking when you brought the shaker on the screen xD

  • @Kate31415
    @Kate31415 Před 3 lety

    Used this for the basis of a meal tonight. Swapped in a glug of red wine, fried red onions, fresh basil as the herb and about a quarter of a beef stock cube instead of that initial salt (aka going the quarter Marco). I like a bit richer flavours. Absolutely rocked though. Hadn't done meatballs before. That's one of the things about cooking. A recipe is the drumbeat, a meal is a song, when you play it yourself it will be different to the record.
    Must remember to chuck a couple of chopped sundried tomatoes in next time, and chilli flakes. Maybe less cheese to balance it out.....Thankyou for inspiring these ideas.
    And one pot is totally the way forward. Your drain doesn't deserve any flavour.

  • @happy3818
    @happy3818 Před 4 lety

    I love how ur vids are not always perfect (which makes me feel like ur more real since u dont make it perfect) but what makes it even better is that u actually call out what u do wrong so we dont do the same wrong.👍👍👍😀😀

  • @IrateUngulate
    @IrateUngulate Před rokem +3

    "I break my spaghetti in two" YES PREACH BROTHER

  • @888SpinR
    @888SpinR Před 4 lety +21

    "Give up on the idea of perfectly round meatballs"
    **Alex would like to know your location**

  • @venuswest1914
    @venuswest1914 Před 3 lety

    This is the only spaghetti and meatballs recipe i will ever do! Its so fricken delicious and surprisingly good for picky eaters (it helps to have them help so they feel committed) and i am always craving this. I have made it 2 times in the past month and i have to keep telling myself to wait before making it again, so good. Definitely dont do too many meatballs and not enough sauce tho, and make sure to do a good big ammount of spaghetti!

  • @samuelkatz1124
    @samuelkatz1124 Před 3 lety +2

    I grew up in a Jewish household, where meatballs were literally just that: balls of lean ground beef. No bread, no cheese, no seasoning, no herbs. They tasted like tough little hamburger pucks, and were really only digestible through jarred marinara and red pepper flakes...

  • @hillarynew3966
    @hillarynew3966 Před 4 lety +95

    When there’s no white wine “my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined”

  • @fatkitty4207
    @fatkitty4207 Před 4 lety +3

    I NEED MORE VIDEOS OF ADAM TALKING WHILE MAKING FOOOOD.

  • @arshbehal6312
    @arshbehal6312 Před 3 lety +2

    Enough for 3 or 4 people? I'd be eating all of that alone and still be hungry.

  • @craftpocalypse101
    @craftpocalypse101 Před 3 lety +3

    One of my favorite videos of Adam's. A version of this has become my go-to meatball recipe, which is really saying something, because I absolutely adore my mother's very different recipe... I just can't re-create it. The lack of eggs is the magic, I think. (My latest video has a special shout out to Adam as well.)

    • @fclp67
      @fclp67 Před 3 lety +1

      Yes yes yes my father always put goddamn eggs in meatballs for years and the lack of egg is just magic. Now it actually tastes good and not like scrambled eggs with sausage.

  • @thedraconianviking1185
    @thedraconianviking1185 Před 4 lety +19

    SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS BAYBEEEEE!!!
    _Some other Dunkey reference idk_

    • @nikolascook6658
      @nikolascook6658 Před 4 lety +1

      Exactly what I thought going into this video

    • @nimbus6694
      @nimbus6694 Před 4 lety +2

      Now, spaghetti and meatballs are pretty okay.
      KNACK 2 ON THE OTHER HAND THO

    • @Blacmorecito
      @Blacmorecito Před 4 lety +2

      @@nimbus6694 KNACK 2 BABYYYYYYYYYY

    • @thedraconianviking1185
      @thedraconianviking1185 Před 4 lety +1

      @@nimbus6694 10/10 GAME OF DA YEAR

  • @thomasstango8738
    @thomasstango8738 Před 3 lety +2

    Is really interesting that your grandmother fried the meatballs in a pan and then transferred them into a pot of sauce. My grandmother did that and so does my mother. I wonder where they learned that technique from. Its so engrained in me now that I can't think of doing it any other way.

  • @jenlapongener
    @jenlapongener Před 4 lety

    Man I can listen to you talk and watch you cook the whole day. I mean I’ve been doing that since I subscribed this morning

  • @cedricl8215
    @cedricl8215 Před 2 lety +3

    I used panko breadcrumbs instead of using normal bread/breadcrumbs. That way I could fit A LOT of milk in. Delicious.

  • @F4rhanK
    @F4rhanK Před 4 lety +27

    When you’re so early Adam is still here 😳

  • @samthemonke
    @samthemonke Před 3 lety +2

    The wooden spoon part killed me🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @hijodelaisla275
    @hijodelaisla275 Před 3 lety +2

    My Italian grandmother (from Abruzzo) made meatballs the same way - except she put coarser pieces of bread in them. The result is that the visible fragments of bread soaked up the juices and made for a moist, succulent meatball.

  • @GamingMatt
    @GamingMatt Před 4 lety +29

    I thought this was a collab with dunkey :(

  • @babaka3278
    @babaka3278 Před 4 lety +18

    RIP grandma Ragusea, isn’t it time for you to share with us the story of Grandma? She was such an influence, so therefore she deserves her own episode.

  • @xDebilPandax
    @xDebilPandax Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you from Singapore Adam, these were lovely :)

  • @B8kerStreet
    @B8kerStreet Před 4 lety

    Thank you for doing what you do! Love the videos

  • @tejaskulkarni4579
    @tejaskulkarni4579 Před 4 lety +30

    “Cayenne for chef John”
    I LOVE chef john❤️❤️🥺

  • @jhogrian
    @jhogrian Před 4 lety +38

    Adam *breaks the spaghetti*
    me: THAT'S ILLEGAL

    • @aq421
      @aq421 Před 4 lety +10

      I frankly think you have messed up priorities

  • @lobster1014
    @lobster1014 Před 3 lety

    This is the first recipe of yours I’ve actually made and WOW this is delicious!

  • @MerlinBorghuis
    @MerlinBorghuis Před 4 lety

    I seriously enjoy your video's so much. Your voice is so calming, you make little jokes and thb i have watches you chocolate cake & marshmallow frosting video about 50 times. I wanna try it so bad.

  • @Clincalyabrasiv
    @Clincalyabrasiv Před 4 lety +43

    I'd love more Italian / Italian-American recipes from Adam, need to see his take on Fettuccine Alfredo, or Carbonara

    • @andrew4363
      @andrew4363 Před 4 lety +5

      Clinicalyabrasiv boy have I got news for you

  • @Fuzzyoshy
    @Fuzzyoshy Před 3 lety +3

    adam: "give up on the idea of perfectly round meatballs"
    alex french guy cooking: "suddenly I'm blind"

  • @houstonaaron6488
    @houstonaaron6488 Před 4 lety

    Hello Adam,
    My wife and I tried you meatballs. They were excellent. We really enjoy your channel. You have a wonderful ability to present complex topics in an easily digestible manner. Thank you again.

  • @alonmaayan466
    @alonmaayan466 Před 2 lety +1

    Just finished making and eating this recipe
    amazing! best meatballs I ever had
    ty

  • @unmeshdatta
    @unmeshdatta Před 4 lety +4

    I am interested to test the breadcrumbs-milk thing in my pasta. I'll try it definitely. Also, Chrissy Teigen pan!! Also, I am curious to hear your opinion on spaghetti meatballs with some white wine in the sauce for deglazing, adding to your recipe. Do you think it would be too acidic?

  • @crimsonfury949
    @crimsonfury949 Před 4 lety +23

    4:08 One particular French guy would like to have a talk with you sir

  • @gergo7507
    @gergo7507 Před 2 lety

    I made this dish today for lunch with my mother, and it was fantastic! Thanks, Adam!

  • @maxmantegna6763
    @maxmantegna6763 Před 4 lety +1

    Just used your code on squarespace and I'm really happy about to contributing to your channel in any way. Thanks for the great videos!

  • @Gerno_
    @Gerno_ Před 4 lety +15

    No white wine? Is this adam's april fools joke?

  • @ian-hm6cx
    @ian-hm6cx Před 4 lety +3

    Me judging his cooking while eating my microwave burrito

  • @jakethesnake2179
    @jakethesnake2179 Před 2 lety

    This helped me become more confident making spaghetti and meatballs, and it's an awesome recipe. Thanks, Adam a little under 2 years later.

  •  Před 4 lety +2

    "Shake of cayenne" the most iconic line of chef John

  • @ollieando4898
    @ollieando4898 Před 3 lety +4

    " Giant meatballs are for Instagram" ........ " Screw That" 3:11