Here is the definitive cookbook for preparing and cooking meatballs. This is the ultimate collection, which includes the classic Italian meatball, Swedish meatballs, gourmet meatballs, and even vegetarian meatballs.

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“This cookbook, based on Michael and Daniel’s successful Meatball Shop restaurant, is comforting and full of life. Written in an easygoing voice that is fun and inspiring, it reflects America’s love affair with meatballs and now makes them accessible to everyone.”—Scott Conant, chef and owner of Scarpetta restaurants, TV personality The Meatball Shop has quickly grown into a New York City dining destination. Food lovers from around the city and beyond are heading down to Manhattan’s Lower East Side for a taste of this breakout comfort food phenomenon. In this fun and satisfying cookbook, chef Daniel Holzman and general manager Michael “Meatball Mike” Chernow open up their vault of secrets and share nearly 100 recipes—from such tried-and-true favorites as traditional Bolognese Meatballs and Mediterranean Lamb Balls to more adventurous creations like their spicy Mini-Buffalo Chicken Balls and Jambalaya Balls. Accompanying the more than twenty meatball variations are recipes for close to a dozen delectable sauces, offering endless options to mix and match: from Spicy Meat to Parmesan Cream to Mango Raisin Chutney. And what would a meatball meal be without succulent sides and simple salads to round out the menu: Creamy Polenta, Honey Roasted Carrots, and Marinated Grilled Eggplant, just to name a few. You’ll also find helpful tips on everything from choosing the best cuts of meat to creating the perfect breadcrumbs to building the ultimate hero sandwich. There may not be a Meatball Shop near you—yet—but there’s a meatball for everyone (and lots more) in this crowd-pleasing cookbook that will have them lining up outside your kitchen. “Daniel and Michael have built a business that is truly special, and this book is an accurate reflection of the kind of guys they are. Finally a book about balls written by two guys who have a big enough pair to impress even me.”—Andrew Zimmern, chef, author, and host of Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods

The ultimate cookbook for preparing and cooking meatballs is now revised, updated and expanded with full color photos throughout, helping bring unrivaled variety and flavor to meatball dishes. Originally published in 2009, the Meatball Cookbook Bible has since been the go-to guide for meatball lovers and meat-savvy chefs. Now, this exceptional collection is revised to focus on the best of the best—the utmost variety of most-loved meatball dishes accompanied by full color photos. Recipes range from sauces, soups and side dishes to main courses, desserts and vegetarian and vegan meatballs. The book even features meatballs that star in dishes from around the world, including China, Hungary and the Caribbean. Transform your most basic meatball into an elegant hors d’oeuvre or BBQ-style home delight with the tried and true recipes found here.

A meatball is a food that defines itself: it's literally a ball of meat. But before you start scooping clumps of ground beef into a frying pan and calling your sad dinner "meatballs," let's take a step back. Learn how to make easy meatballs yourself at home and cook them so that they're perfectly browned on the outside but still juicy in the middle. Here are some tricks and tips for perfect meatballs: The Ground Meat You can use any ground meat or mix of ground meat you like. The fans favourite is a blend of ground beef and pork. Ground lamb, turkey, chicken, veal, or buffalo are all also fair game. Breadcrumb & Milk Binder One trick to making sure meatballs are totally tender once they're cooked is to use a binder. This binder helps add moisture to the meatballs and also prevents the meat proteins from shrinking and becoming tough. Avoid Overworking the Meat Another trick to tender meatballs is not overworking the meat - mix the meat with the binder and other Ingredients just until they're combined. Roasting vs. Simmering the Meatballs You have two options: roasting them or simmering them in a sauce. Roasting is the best option if you're planning on serving the meatballs in something other than a sauce or if you're planning to freeze the meatballs for later. Roasting also gives the meatballs a little more flavour since the outside sears in the heat of the oven. If you're planning on serving the meatballs with a sauce, you can also cook the meatballs right along with the sauce. Not only does this gentle simmering make some of the most tender and most flavourful meatballs you've ever had, but the sauce also becomes richer and more savoury in the process

The ultimate collection of recipes to make real food, real fast -- with hundreds of ways to cook smarter, not harder. The Kitchen Shortcut Bible is for all of us who love to cook, but never seem to have enough time. Rather than a book of way-too-clever hacks, this is a collection of more than 200 ingenious recipes that supercharge your time in the kitchen without sacrificing high quality or fresh flavor. Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough come to this, their definitive guide to shortcut cooking, after twenty-nine cookbooks and decades of experience in the kitchen. Not only do they know about putting great meals on the table, they also know that most people's nightly question isn't "what's for dinner," but "what's for dinner in the next half hour?" They've got risotto in minutes, no-fry chicken parm, and melted ice cream pound cake. But these recipes aren't merely "semi-homemade." They've also got slow cooker confits, no-boil stuffed cabbage, and a fine holiday turkey straight out of the freezer, as well as new ways to think about sheet pan suppers, Asian noodle dishes without a wok, and no-churn ice creams. And no MacGuyver-ing either! There are lots of new ways to use the kitchen tools you already own, imparting concrete shortcuts that save time and make something good into something great. When dinner is a problem to be solved, this is your cheat sheet.

Tempted to try your hand at vegan food but don't know where to start? Or even just to make meat-free Monday a regular thing? Long gone are the days of vegan food being dull and worthy: Vegan 100 is bold, vibrant and gorgeous. Going vegan was the best decision Gaz Oakley ever made. Gaz, aka Avant-Garde Vegan, was once a meat eater and often didn't feel well. Overnight, he decided to go vegan for the health benefits, for his love of animals and to do his part in looking after the planet. He found that, as a trained chef, it was surprisingly easy to get big tastes and colours into vegan dishes without compromise, and he also noticed an improvement in the way he felt. The emphasis in Gaz's 100 amazing vegan recipes is first and foremost on FLAVOUR. From Kentucky Fried Chick'n and Fillet "Steak" Wellington to Chocolate Tart and Summer Berry Mousse Cake, it's all incredible-tasting food that just happens to be vegan. Delectable, beautiful and packed with dishes that are good for you, this is like no other vegan cookbook.