How to Make Perfect Italian-Style Turkey Meatballs

[@VHPINC]

Being a filmmaker I really appreciate the high production values of all of your videos. They are well organized, well filmed and entertaining as well as informative! Great content as always.

[@davescherpelz2758]

Made this last night. Used baby bellas instead of shiitake, and didn't have anchovies. But still turned out excellent! Loved the sauce made from the meatball remnants.

[@Clg09]

This recipe really works and is worth the effort. They stay intact and are not spongy or taste like rubbery nothings...

[@colestance]

All right, let's make turkey meatballs taste good: you'll need everything in your pantry. I got this tin of anchovies expiring this month. Yep. And this dry bread. Everything. And this dusty packet of gelatin. EVERYTHING!!

[@hautejorge]

Addicted to these videos!

[@niquebby721]

Omg I used to watch Test kitchen after the PBS kids program I put on for my child on KVIE channel! My favorite. glad it’s on KZbin ❤️

[@AirrowRocket]

Every Nona's trick: powdered gelatin in their meatballs.

[@timothyday3654]

Made this tonight I went a little heavy on the red pepper flakes even for me. My wife wasn’t sure about the anchovies but liked everything about it except the heat.

[@savitrirajaram2476]

Looking very good thanks. For sharing 🙏🏾🌹

[@frankhoffman3566]

I never made turkey meatballs, but this looked very good - anchovy and shiitake - sounds really delish

[@blindboy1927]

Excellent recipe-this is now a firm favourite, must have cooked it 10 times over the last few months.

[@SaidAlSeveres]

This show is perfect. All in disagreement may fight me.

[@chuckyrico]

wow you need to have lots of passion

[@rose8968]

Wow. These ladies made me feel I don’t know how to cook....

[@layangbly4386]

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[@SaidAlSeveres]

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[@canadaglennrz]

Use your KitchenAid stand mixer with the paddle attachment to mix and keep your hands clean.

[@lordgarion514]

But it's way more work to get out the mixer, assemble it, disassemble it, clean it, and then put it up, than it is to just wash your hands. Not to mention that your hands will still get dirty when you go to take it apart after using it

[@canadaglennrz]

Not. Throw everything into the bowl, mix with stand mixer, form balls with ice cream scoop. Wash everything in dishwasher. Ditto for meatloaf.

[@lordgarion514]

@@canadaglennrz Who puts a bowl with smeared meat and fat in the dishwasher without first getting the extra off? It takes no longer to just wash it. Same with the scoop, and it doesn't even save you any time unless you don't mind them being super flat on one side. Which is horribly lazy. And that still doesn't include getting the mixer out and putting it back up. I know many dozens of people with a stand mixer. Only 2 of them keep them out all the time, because they use it almost daily.

[@SuzanneBaruch]

Real cooks don't mind getting their hands dirty.

[@canadaglennrz]

Both of my KA stand mixers and my Vitamix sit on my counter top. And TBH I've never made meatloaf or meatballs without using my stand mixer. You do it your way, I'll do it mine. I'm not going to get into a pissing match with you. Martha Stewart recommended this way and I've always done it.

[@reneeaubuchon6683]

I had high hopes for this recipe but once you added gelatin and anchovies, neither of which I eat, I was outta here.

[@guppy0536]

Could use arrowroot to firm up just leave out anchovies

[@mitchellt5428]

I also had high hopes but once they shaped them into spheres, which I don't eat, I was outta here. My shrivelled up Italian Nona only made meat toruses and that's all I'll ever eat!

[@mzzzextra230]

I hate how ground Turkey always tastes like ground Turkey no matter what you do to it

[@patricklarry6645]

Thats the reason for the shitake mushrooms and anchovies.

[@SuzanneBaruch]

I've made this recipe four times since it was posted, and I can guarantee you that if you tasted this, you'd never guess it was turkey!

[@Piery83_]

Italian style ahaha

[@ecidemon5672]

Italian style != Italian ... keeping up?

[@Piery83_]

@@ecidemon5672 the point is that the term "Italian style " is abused. Italian style pizza, pasta, sandwich, cannelloni, caffè and so and so... At least try to learn the correct way to do our recipes and than to replicate. Sorry if i made same mistake writing in english, but i'm writing english style, not in english 😬

[@SuzanneBaruch]

@@Piery83_ you're obviously not a fluent English speaker, so I'll explain this for you: when we say "Italian style," we don't mean it's an Italian recipe; what we mean is that it is in the style of Italian cooking. There is a difference.

[@Piery83_]

@@SuzanneBaruch 😥😥

[@smokey77able]

Meatballs are undercooked

[@mikemac1129]

an interesting recipe, nothing too out of this world. I love that you used shiitake mushrooms. I once made a beefless beef stew using those as the base, and it turned out amazingly.

[@violetchapman3371]

I've been doing this for YEARS! Replacing Grd Beef with Turkey is sooo good. Turkey Tacos, Turkey Enchiladas, Picadillo, Meatballs, Burgers, etc. It's delicious!

[@SuzanneBaruch]

I made this for dinner tonight. It gets a 10 out of 10! The sauce was amazing and the meatballs were so flavorful, it was easy to forget they were made out of turkey. Thank you for posting this recipe ❤️

[@showertile]

You two have more chemistry than any other duo on television. I can't stand it.

[@RayMacksKitchenandGrill]

I'm going to give this a try...

[@lola0600]

Hi, I make my turkey meatballs with pork rinds for the breading, like about 2 cups, crushed along with 1 large green pepper and 1 medium onion chopped as finely as I can, seasoned with salt and pepper and a little garlic powder, I make fairly large size, about tennis ball size, at 375 degrees, and they taste really good, I do not really care for tomato sauce, it gives me heartburn, so I use a gravy with it, my husband really like it and it is not tough at all but pretty tender

[@childofTheMostHigh4217]

Wow sounds good. Do you use Ground turkey breast or mix of thigh meat?

[@HowToJelly]

Nice recipe! thumbs up my friend.

[@semco72057]

That dish is looking great and I love meatballs with pasta so much and love making that dish regularly, but I only use ground beef instead of turkey to make my meatballs.

[@margaretd3710]

Great recipe! I'm one of those who can no longer eat beef [sigh. I'm old and my stomach simply can't digest that protein any longer, but it can turkey!]. And, I love Bridget's way to figure out when the pasta is done: take a piece and toss it against Julia's head. Too funny!

[@kisssanand5437]

why do I feel like they secretly hate each other

[@hautejorge]

kiss Sanand i got that too lol

[@AC-ck2tz]

I feel like they secretly want each other

[@fredyy123456]

who is working the kitchen must remove any jewelry in the finger or wear gloves Disturbing amounts of bacteria lurking on jewelry, presence of some bacteria normal, professor says

[@guppy0536]

Jewelry off and clean hands when dealing with food

[@steven7984]

loved it

[@jas_utube]

I still don’t understand why ppl don’t cover their hair on kitchen when they cook?!🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Linnie217]

yummy... nothing like delicious hair-like texture ...

[@guppy0536]

Use enough hair spay dont have to worry about that lol 😆

[@dylanlongcore8923]

I’ve cooked professionally for 30+ years! Love the mushroom stock! Imma get right on that!

[@JIN739]

What is a good substitute for anchovies if you're allergic to fish?

[@chaeburger]

Soy sauce

[@SuzanneBaruch]

With this recipe, you could leave it out as long as you used the dried mushrooms, which add a HUGE amount of flavor to this dish. The anchovies add flavor, but it will still taste great without them if you can't have them.

[@Linnie217]

@Jeff, the God of Biscuits poison to the system

[@Peter7966]

If I'm going to go through the trouble of preparing Italian meatballs, I'm using beef, pork and veal just like my Italian grandma used to.

[@susanmurphy958]

What time's dinner, Peter? Sounds delicious. 😋

[@SuzanneBaruch]

Making meatballs isn't trouble ... it's a form of meditation.

[@notcherbane3218]

Mushroom ?

[@jaimeivanlomeli272]

Very good

[@Forevertrue]

I am eating a lot of red meat these days that other people are not eating and I'm so happy.

[@stevelogan5475]

No reason to make a tasteless turkey italian meatball folks, sorry on this one ATK, i use 85/15 ground chuck( less grease) and ground pork with the seasonings for italian meatball. 50/50 on beef to pork ratio, delicious. To many folks are getting wrapped up in these fads of turkey meats, and gluten free garbage, now if you have an allergy related to gluten i understand that, but not because it is the trend. I'm type 2 diabetic, i use equal/nutra sweet in place of sugar, and i watch my carbs, but some of these food subs ingredients are out of hand.

[@rachelsweets]

Great point

[@rachelsweets]

My hubby agrees with you. He doesn't like trends either.

[@lordgarion514]

If your Italian meatballs are tasteless, that's your fault. Learn how to cook with turkey before bashing it. No two meats are cooked, or seasoned the same. And there are many people who actually love the taste of chicken and turkey. Some, like my daughter, much prefer them over beef for most things.(and she hates meatballs made with hamburger)

[@ecidemon5672]

It was turkey you decided to go on your tirade about? Not like they were using soy or some odd substitute. It's been around for decades.

[@SuzanneBaruch]

Steve, I understand your reluctance. Turkey meatballs? Yuck. But tonight, I gave this a try. It's absolutely delicious. It's so good that I won't be making meatballs with beef for a very long time. (And as an added bonus, turkey is cheaper than beef, although the cost of the dried mushrooms brings the cost back up.)

[@avalon449]

WTH with the anchovies. Non starter for me.

[@patricklarry6645]

Flavor.

[@SuzanneBaruch]

It's called "Italian MSG."

[@wendydarling5790]

I used to be afraid of anchovies, but then I decided to be brave. So glad I did! Delicious!

[@judymitchell9732]

UBombed out for you and your family amen too bad whatever you say goes back on you

[@joewilliams-nelson5594]

Too many ingredients and steps.

[@jamesjfisk4968]

And flavor. Way too much flavor.

[@ecidemon5672]

@@jamesjfisk4968 And deliciousness. I'll be having none of that, thanks.