Lou's Italian Hamburgers, Meatballs

16 years ago

LouÂs Italian Hamburgers or Meatballs

Do you use your KA for mixing Meatballs ???

I watched many of my relatives making Meatballs, thru the years.

Break the eggs on the meat and start mixing with their hands.

Then throw some bread crumbs in , with all the spices and keep mixing.

Always thought there should be another way to mix the Spices,

thru the crumbs and meat evenly throughout..

I did it this way now, for years.

Ingredients:

4 Â½ lbs. of Ground Sirloin

1 Â½ lbs. Of ground Pork

Â½ Cup of fine chopped Onion ( micro wave 2 minutes ) let it cool.

3 cups of Italian Bread crumbs ( including 1 cup of Corn Flakes, ground to crumbs )

3 tablespoons of Parsley

1 tablespoon of Salt

1 tablespoon of Garlic powder

1 tablespoon of Onion powder

.3 tablespoons of Parmesan Cheese.

3 tablespoons of Powdered eggs

1 tablespoon of Chicken Soup base , mixed in 1 cup of warm water,

Put the meat into the mixer , in alternate spoonfuls . Use the paddle beater.

Turn on low speed to mix.

Meanwhile , in another bowl, put in the bread crumbs, Onions and all the spices.

Add the Chicken water mixture, if needed add more water, to make a damp mixture.

Add this to the meat in the mixer.

Everything mixed thru evenly. And the paddle took all the Gristle, from the meat.

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Measure out the meatballs ( I use an ice cream dipper ) and roll them.

Place in an oiled baking pan. And Bake at 350 Degrees for about Â½ hour or,

Until they are browned slightly or cooked thru.

I made 38 meatballs. BUT

I stole a piece of the meatball mix and made an Italian Hamburger.

It was delicious in a slice of bread , with nothing else on it.

Reminded me of when I used to steal a meatball and run out of the kitchen,

before my Grandmother grabbed the Wooden Spoon.

LOU

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sally_grower
16 years ago
Thanks for the recipe Lou, by the way, I made your tomato sauce the other day and it was a big success. Thanks for that one too!! Sally
mitchdesj
16 years ago
I like that they bake in the oven, no messy roasting in oil.....
they sure seem tasty, I'll keep that recipe.
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hawk307
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16 years ago
Sally :
Mitch:

I forgot to thank you.

Had to Bake about 200 at a time in the Pizzeria.
Can you imagine the time it would have taken.

They are not only tasty , they are Delicious.

LOU
bcskye
16 years ago
Thank's Lou for your recipe, but could you tell me how many eggs to substitute for the 3 T. of powdered eggs and how much to decrease the water? I want to make this recipe (tonight if possible), but no powdered eggs, no powdered eggs at the little grocery store (12 miles away) that I went to. Too tired to head for a bigger grocery that's a lot farther away. Love that they are baked.
kathleen_li
16 years ago
Hi Lou!
Just wanted to say hello...I am still around..:)
Hope all is well with you..
I bake my meatballs too...but I am Irish, so what do I know about meatballs...:)
hawk307
Original Author
16 years ago
Kathleen:
Hi Yau'll: How is my Irish Sweet Potatoe. Haven't talked to you for awhile.
Hope everything is OK with you.

bcskyc:
Sorry I was away all weekend

I should have put in a sub for the powdered eggs.
Surprised no one answered you.

Just use 3/4 cup of warm water with the Chicken Soup base,
dissolve it and beat in 2 eggs.
Or you can sub College Inn or similar, for the soup base.
Add this to the bread crumbs
Then add enough water to dampen the bread crumb mix slightly, before it is mixed into the meat.

Lou
bcskye
16 years ago
Thanks, Lou. I have all the ingredients and am looking forward to making this up tomorrow. Half will be the meatballs and the other half the Italian hamburgers.
hawk307
Original Author
16 years ago
bcskye:
I'm Back. Let me know what you think .
LOU
bcskye
16 years ago
Lou, absolutely delicious even though I goofed on one of the ingredients, used a less expensive beef than ground sirloin and totally skipped one ingredient. I had the plain bread crumbs so I used 2 cups of them and one of crushed cornflakes. Totally spaced on the parsley. Regardless, I got 35 meatballs (my ice cream scoop must have been smaller) and 8 Italian hamburgers, all baked and all in the freezer. When we decide to have the hamburgers, I'll defrost then do an additional brown-up on the grill on the stove. Oh yes, my furkid, Sigfried, and I shared one of the meatballs. Both of us really liked it.

I do know that my 30+ year old KA must be smaller than your's. Anyone watching would have died laughing as they saw the monsterous walls of the mixture rising up over the sides of the mixing bowl and me using both hands trying to keep it pushed back in before it completely escaped. I think I nearly burned up the KA. Think I may have to hit up DH for a new, higher capacity KA for Christmas. He told me last year that he almost got me one, but I discouraged it since this one was still hanging in there. After making this recipe, I want a that new one I talked him out of getting for me.
hawk307
Original Author
16 years ago
bcskye:
Sorry I missed your Post. I was at the VA . Then while scrolling down I saw it.

I'm glad you liked the recipe. Maybe it will encourage some others to try it.

Why don't you ask DH to get you a new KA mixer now,
so you can practice .
Then you will be able to make him something special for Christmas.

How's that sound ??? LOL!!!

LOU
jessyf
16 years ago
bcskye I have to ask...is your furkid named after the Wagner hero? I'm an operaholic...so I have the 'Ring cycle' opera on my mind.
lindac
16 years ago
Wondering if it's a German Shepard...perhaps a wiemeraner?
Is the mother Sieglinde?
Oops....wrong kind of meatballs!
bcskye
16 years ago
Lou, I'd try to get the DH to get me the mixer now, but he just bought me a WII this week so will have to wait a while. I will be using your recipe again, when I run out of these meatballs, but I will definitely make sure I have all the proper ingredients. Do you work at the VA or are you a veteran who gets care there? My DH is 100% disabled Vietnam Army vet. I'm a Vietnam era Air Force vet. We both use the VA here. In fact, he's there all the time.

Jessyf, my furkid was named Sigfried when I bought/rescued him at nine months old just before Christmas. I doubt the jerk I got him from had the intelligence to listen to opera. I'm pretty sure he gave him a German name and taught him commands in German only so he would look like an excellent breeder. Too bad it didn't work. Although I'm not really educated in it, I do love opera.

Lindac, yep, he's a 105 lb. German Shepherd. My beloved 'Kota had to be put down a year ago last June and had the best breeding lines you could find. Sigfried doesn't have the best, but he looks a lot like 'Kota and is a wonderful furkid. I wouldn't trade him for anything. Oh yeah, within a day, he had learned English. And he likes Italian meatballs.
hawk307
Original Author
16 years ago
bcskye;
I was kidding about the mixer but it would have been nice to get one now.

I'm a Korean War Vet and have a disablity also.

I use the VA for Health Care and medications.
The Hospital in Wilkes Barre, Pa. is just as good as my
Health Care Provider Hospital.
I do a lot of volunteer work for the VFW here.
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2 Questions !!!
Did you use any ground Pork.
And real eggs.

When you make your Spaghetti Sauce, let me know how the meatballs are in the Sauce.

Thanks Lou
bcskye
16 years ago
Hi, Lou! I did use the 1 1/2 lbs. of ground Pork and real eggs. I will probably be having spaghetti and Lou's Italian Meatballs in the next day or two so I will definitely let you know.

My father came from PA and I have a lot of relatives up there. My cousin Dick, a Korea War (the Forgotten War) veteran lives at Lake Winona at Auburn, PA. Other cousins are in Shamokin, where my dad was from originally, Mahonoy City and Hamburg.

The VA Hospital in Indianapolis where we go is one of the best. Much better than a lot of the civilian hospitals around here.

Will give you the results of my Spaghetti Dinner within the next couple of days.
tomatobob_va7
16 years ago
I've read these recipes with interest, saving some, but the next one I'm going to try is in the September/October issue of Cook's Illustrated. In addition to many of the ingredients mentioned here, he adds proscuitto and pecorino romano to his meatballs. He also has a short-cut [3.5 hrs!] recipe for Sunday Gravy [hearty Italian meat sauce]. Check it out.
Tomatobob
hawk307
Original Author
16 years ago
tomatobob:
Happy birthday, Tommorrow !!!
I don't get Cook's Illustrated. Could you put the Recipe's in here.
But it sounds almost the same, only I use Parmesan.

I don't think I would want anything else in the meatballs.
There's " enough already "

Have you tried my Meat Sauce ???
Lou
bcskye
16 years ago
Lou, the meatballs were great with spagetti, tomato and sweet basil spagetti sauce and toasted Italian bread dripping with butter and garlic. Even DH commented on how good they were and that is fairly unusual for him. Its nice that I have a lot of them in the freezer for quick spagetti meals in the future. The next time I make them, though, I will use the Italian bread crumbs that you wrote in the recipe and I goofed and bought the plain. Thank you so much.
hawk307
Original Author
16 years ago
bcskye:
Hi just got back in again.
Glad you and DH enjoyed the meatballs with the sauce.
I was going to have them last nite but I went to a friends birthday party , late in the afternoon.

They had Lasagne , Sausage and Peppers, Kielbasi and Cabbage and
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese topping.

So I had to sacrifice myself again and try everything, to be sure it was good, for everyone.
I told her I really wasn't sure , so I had 2 helpings.

I make my own Bread Crumbs. Cube Italian rolls and put them in a warm oven to dry.
Then in a Gallon Zip Loc to roll them into course crumbs.
If I'm short on Bread Crumbs, I sub some crushed ,
Rice Crispies or Corn flakes.

Thanks again , Lou
kandm
16 years ago
This should be added to the forum recipes Lou, so good!
hawk307
Original Author
16 years ago
Kandm:
You shocked me . I didn't expect to see this Post again.
Nice to see someone is enjoying my recipes.
Thanks, Lou

Bcskye:
Hope you get the KA mixer for Xmas.
Italian1
14 years ago
My wife made Lou's Italian Hamburgers, Meatballs and I love them! The whole family went nuts over them! Thank you! Mike

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