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Egg'd Pasghetti & Meatballs

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Big_Green_Craig Posts: 1,578

February 2015 edited February 2015 in EggHead Forum

My kids love "Pasghetti" and wanted it this weekend. Having only watched my Italian wife make "gravy" over the stove, I felt like embarking on a maiden voyage.

Don't worry, I had complete Italian supervision...

I mixed a combination of ground beef, hot Italian sausage, bread crumbs, Parmesan/Romano cheese and some other Italian style seasonings and rolled them into balls slightly larger than golf balls. The Large Egg was temped at 275 and used some hickory wood for smoke. Indirect setup and the meatballs smoked for approx 45 minutes.

On the Medium Egg, I made the "gravy." I sauteed some onions and garlic, then added tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, oregano, S&P, crushed red pepper flakes, etc. This simmered at 300F direct for approx 2 hours. Once the meatballs were finished, they were added to the gravy to continue simmering.

This turned out great and I will definitively do it again.

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NDG Posts: 2,431

February 2015
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nice - smoke ring pic is cool.

Columbus, OH

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SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490

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Oooooh yeah! on the smoke ring pic.

Which came first the chicken or the egg? I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg.

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cazzy Posts: 9,136

February 2015
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Looks great!! You didn't make the pasta on the egg?????? Gasp!!

Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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Big_Green_Craig Posts: 1,578

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cazzy said:

Looks great!! You didn't make the pasta on the egg?????? Gasp!!

The thought crossed my mind...

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Sweet100s Posts: 553

February 2015
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Beautiful pictures.

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NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629

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That cross-section picture of the meatball looks delicious! Nice work Craig!

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pgprescott Posts: 14,544

February 2015
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Delicious!

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Dyal_SC Posts: 6,056

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Looks great! It's always gratifying to make something on the egg out of the ordinary.

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johnkitchens Posts: 5,227

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Damn that looks good. You can cook!

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CowtownEgger Posts: 116

February 2015
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Kick arss!

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Biggreenpharmacist Posts: 4,341

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Great pics. Nice job.

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GATraveller Posts: 8,207

February 2015
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Love it. You're definitely dedicated.

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lkapigian Posts: 10,767

February 2015
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How did you keep the spaghetti from falling through the grate?

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YEMTrey Posts: 6,829

February 2015
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Excellent looking meal. Nice cook Craig.

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Botch Posts: 15,491

February 2015 edited February 2015
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While your split-meatball photo is fantastic, your pasghetti-to-meatball ratio is, um, extreme...

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caliking Posts: 18,731

February 2015
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Mighty fine! I've smoked the meatballs on a grid over the sauce in the past. Those drippings in the sauce make it even better.

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anton Posts: 1,813

February 2015
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Great looking cook for sure!

Using a MBGE,woo/w stone,livin' in Hayward California," The Heart Of The Bay "
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Que_n_Brew Posts: 578

February 2015
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Bravo. Love the smoke ring meatball pic.

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Austin Egghead Posts: 3,966

February 2015
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yum....wuld be a great fest cook.

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THEBuckeye Posts: 4,231

February 2015
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No fork!

YESSSSSSSS!

New Albany, Ohio

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Big_Green_Craig Posts: 1,578

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NPHuskerFL said:

That cross-section picture of the meatball looks delicious! Nice work Craig!

Thanks! Mrs BGC was very impressed with my balls...

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NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629

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@Big_Green_Craig I see what ya did there.

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Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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