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7/4 weekend cook #1: Spaghetti *IN* Meatballs... and my throwdown entry
caliking
Posts: 19,140
Have been waiting for a week+ to hunker down and put this idea in motion. I hope the world is ready for it. I present for your envy - Spaghetti IN Meatballs! This is also my entry for the stuffed throwdown.
Started out with 2# ground turkey for the meatballs. Added garlic, basil, granulated onion, bhut jolokia salt, fresh cracked pepper and let it get friendly in the refrigerator while I worked on the sauce.
Groceries for the sauce. Brew is Westmalle Trappist Ale.
Aromatics in the pot.
Sauce is looking good already. Added some tomato paste to deepen the flavor.
Meanwhile, the pasta had boiled and cooled. Added shredded parmesan, tablespoon of merlot, habanero death dust, pepper and filled a small muffin pan (1.5 actually). Set on the egg for 10mins so that the cheese would melt and bind the pasta together.
Stuffed meatballs with pasta. This took longer and was harder than I thought. I should have used 3# of turkey for 1 pkg of pasta. Set them on top of the pot so that the drippings would get into the sauce while the sauce thickened. Had to add some of the reserved pasta water to keep the sauce from drying out.
Everybody in the pool! Once the meatballs browned, dumped them in the sauce and let it simmer a bit longer.
Sucky plated shot.
This was a PITA to make, but oh so good. Lotsa garlic and the sauce was rich and flavorful from the wine and tomato paste. Nice kick to it too from the different chilis/peppers added. Had one meatball for breakfast today and the sauce is even better after sitting overnight. I'll post this as my entry for the throwdown, but can't seem to find the thread.
Thanks for looking!
A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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Found the thread for the throwdown, posted there also. Sorry for the repeat. Building my post count
#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX. -
Awesome! I love the creativity! =D>Large & Small BGE, CGW Two-Tier Swing Rack for BOTH EGGS, Spider for the Wok, eggCARTen & and Cedar Pergola my Eggs call home in Edmond, OK.
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Very nice cook. Pictures are great as well.
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Very neat idea. Nice jobXL & waiting for my Mini Max Bloomington MN.
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Love it, not sure I could attempt it, but love it. great work.County of Parkland, Alberta, Canada
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Cali, is there some way you can send me one of those? Looks too good dude.
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Large and Small BGE, Blackstone 36 and a baby black Kub.
Chattanooga, TN.
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Inverse spag and meatball - love it!
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Awesome! And starting the proceedings with Westmalle Tripel!It's an obsession, but it's pleasin'
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awesome, absolutely awesome.
Atlanta, GA and Watts Bar Lake, TN
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very creative.Simi Valley, California
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You've went to long since posting a cook. That looks awesome! Worth the wait.
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LBGE,SBGE, and a Mini makes three......Sweet home Alabama........ Stay thirsty my friends .
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Haha! Yeah, I know... I was starting to feel funny.shtgunal3 said:You've went to long since posting a cook. That looks awesome! Worth the wait.
The benefit of Belgian brews being "in" is that many great ones can be easily found now. HEB and Kroger down here carry a great selection. Up until some years ago, Chimay was all you could find. Now every brewery is trying to put out Belgian-style beers. Maredsous and Kwak are other ones I really like. But the beverages nearly destroyed my brisket cook which followed !Dragonwmatches said:Awesome! And starting the proceedings with Westmalle Tripel!#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX. -
That is impressive.... And aggressive. I bet those things could knock someone out if hit someone in head. Did they weigh 6lbs?Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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Wow! Those are incredible looking. You get my vote for sure!
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Here is the 4th throwdown thread, You could beat @nolaegghead and become the Independence Day Champ!
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1154167/vote-for-the-best-cook#latest
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Very, very cool idea. Great post, thanks! Bookmarked!Cheers-B_BFinally back in the Badger State!
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@Chubbs - I was trying to find a pic of the meatball scene from Wedding Singer.
I hope folks remember to vote, although I think Nola has this one locked up!#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX. -
Very creative indeed! I also love the smoke ring you got.
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