How Traditional Italian Meatballs in Tomato Sauce are Made | Claudia Romeo

Meatballs are an iconic food in Italian cuisine, made with very simple ingredients that everybody has at home. Each ingredient is important for the texture and structure of the meatball. I visited il Polpettificio, a restaurant in Bari, Italy that serves thousands of meatballs every day to find out the most traditional way to make meatballs in Italy. Everything from what is the best cheese to use, to what sauce is best to cook them in.
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How Traditional Italian Meatballs in Tomato Sauce are Made
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  • @claudia-romeo
    @claudia-romeo Жыл бұрын

    Hi guys! So nice to finally be here on KZread. I hope you enjoy this video! Stay tuned, there are more coming (hint: cheese...) Let me know in the comments what else you would like to see👇

  • @EttinTheBreton

    @EttinTheBreton

    Жыл бұрын

    OMG yes!!! I have missed all the cheese videos so much 🥰 I will watch them until you cover all the cheeses across the entire planet. And these meatballs looked incredibly good. I have been learning more about Indian food, so I would also like to see more about famous dishes from India. The recent Big Batches episodes in India are really great.

  • @chanperth

    @chanperth

    Жыл бұрын

    So glad u have your own channel

  • @quanghuy28021994

    @quanghuy28021994

    Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic

  • @claudia-romeo

    @claudia-romeo

    Жыл бұрын

    @@EttinTheBreton I wish I could try all the cheeses on earth! And I hope I can travel to India someday too🙏

  • @ElliottRodgers

    @ElliottRodgers

    Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant news!

  • @derbigpr500
    @derbigpr500 Жыл бұрын

    Good to finally see this recipe with just great quality pure ingredients without 10 million spices in the sauce.

  • @144megabytes
    @144megabytes Жыл бұрын

    The way she describes the food and asks good questions really conpletes these vids.

  • @claudia-romeo

    @claudia-romeo

    Жыл бұрын

    thank you!

  • @devdroid9606
    @devdroid9606 Жыл бұрын

    I like that you did the interview in Italian, with sub titles.

  • @rossrreyes
    @rossrreyes Жыл бұрын

    I just LOVE hearing Italian spoken. Such a classical language

  • @u235u235u235

    @u235u235u235

    Жыл бұрын

    too bad italian ppl are jerks to non-italians.

  • @jamiestwrt

    @jamiestwrt

    Жыл бұрын

    It really is very pleasant

  • @jsgr5382

    @jsgr5382

    Жыл бұрын

    Grazie

  • @ishtiaqali6259
    @ishtiaqali6259 Жыл бұрын

    Have been watching your videos with business insider for almost 3 years 😄😄 today youtube algorithm suggested me your own channel,,, looking forward for your amazing cheese videos

  • @leticiavenancio8148
    @leticiavenancio8148 Жыл бұрын

    claudia it's so good to see you back on KZread!! I wish you all the best with your channel!

  • @nickdavison9771
    @nickdavison9771 Жыл бұрын

    That looks incredible, makes me hungry just looking at that gorgeous tomato and basil sauce!

  • @matchapetals
    @matchapetals Жыл бұрын

    Love your videos! Always such positive vibes and great energy. Looking forward to more cheese videos (my favourite thing in the world). Italy is still my favourite country I've ever visited and can't wait to go back soon. 😀

  • @kitcutting
    @kitcutting Жыл бұрын

    this is a great format not just for food but also for journalism. Claudia doesn’t edit too much out, so you get some outtakes and conversational exchanges that would normally be cut out from the final version of the video. Cooking and enjoying food are both human experiences, and so these videos are definitely how they should be 🤌🏽

  • @FerdinandMagallenas
    @FerdinandMagallenas Жыл бұрын

    Tão feliz em vê-lo de volta no KZread com o seu próprio canal!! Ansioso por muitas das suas aventuras culinárias!!😍😍😍

  • @kramdunc
    @kramdunc Жыл бұрын

    Congratulations Claudia, very much looking forward to your food adventures.

  • @bittertea8542
    @bittertea8542 Жыл бұрын

    Love the videos you produced for Insider Food, I'm so happy you have your own channel now ! Instant follow, I'm excited for all your future content ❤

  • @RayBecker
    @RayBecker Жыл бұрын

    What a great channel!! My mother's Father is from Sicily and her mother is Napoli. Love these videos. Thank you Claudia

  • @tsilmanav
    @tsilmanav9 ай бұрын

    Within the confines of my kitchen, I love this woman! So many food ideas, I am trying this meatball process this weekend!

  • @jamesdaple9951
    @jamesdaple9951 Жыл бұрын

    I love everything Italian the food the people the cars and motorcycles, design and architecture what a great country! Hats off from Miami.

  • @Olesiaro
    @Olesiaro Жыл бұрын

    Congratulations on your own channel 🎉❤ So excited for you and wishing you the most amazing journey ahead ☺️✨

  • @brandonmullinax4655
    @brandonmullinax4655 Жыл бұрын

    Wow I'm new here..but that looks absolutely amazing....love those meatballs...great video...can't wait to check out the rest of this channel 👌🍝

  • @yankytyke
    @yankytyke Жыл бұрын

    So glad to see you back in front of the camera and narrating again.

  • @darrencampbell8817
    @darrencampbell8817 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome video! Thank you Claudia!

  • @fiorarosa1090
    @fiorarosa1090 Жыл бұрын

    OMG, you have your own channel! I love this

  • @niklaspotter7003
    @niklaspotter7003 Жыл бұрын

    Dead happy to see this channel! I loved your other work I've seen and definitely going to watch all on here. I'm in Liguria for six weeks so I will look for inspiration on this channel :)

  • @javier_la6930
    @javier_la6930 Жыл бұрын

    Bellisimo !! Thanks for the video !

  • @_iching
    @_iching Жыл бұрын

    Congrats and loving the videos... I would love to visit Bari one day.. thank you for your videos!

  • @zangmaster
    @zangmaster4 ай бұрын

    Looks so good! I'm gonna make some this week!

  • @heathergittens3223
    @heathergittens3223 Жыл бұрын

    Love this comfort food. Thank you.

  • @KyleFromSouthParkCA
    @KyleFromSouthParkCA Жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful sauce. And the fried meatballs i must try it in my kitchen

  • @MrMopar413
    @MrMopar413 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve watched a lot of videos on meatballs and this recipe is really basic and the surprise was they deep fried them just a little bit to get a crust on the outside surface, that’s vary interesting trick 👍👍👍

  • @theresachiorazzi4571
    @theresachiorazzi45717 ай бұрын

    There’s nothing better than a good meatball. ❤❤❤

  • @id10t98
    @id10t98 Жыл бұрын

    I have been craving a meatball sandwich! Very timely and delicious looking!!

  • @EOTB_Focus
    @EOTB_Focus Жыл бұрын

    Yesssss! You’re on KZread 🎉

  • @ElliottRodgers
    @ElliottRodgers Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic! Want to eat some right now

  • @Raylan_323
    @Raylan_323 Жыл бұрын

    I like how he took a bite but you ate the whole meatball in one

  • @claudia-romeo

    @claudia-romeo

    Жыл бұрын

    😂😂

  • @djtjpain
    @djtjpain Жыл бұрын

    These look really good!

  • @roycemorales3924
    @roycemorales3924 Жыл бұрын

    Congratulations on your youtube channel. Much love from the Philippines.

  • @davidwaller3790
    @davidwaller3790 Жыл бұрын

    They look delicious!!! Never thought about deep frying them..mmm

  • @teardrop720
    @teardrop720 Жыл бұрын

    Love your videos and Italian food!

  • @peekaboots01
    @peekaboots01 Жыл бұрын

    Those meatballs look so incredibly delicious. My mouth is watering.

  • @zacthomas77
    @zacthomas7710 ай бұрын

    It looks so delicious 🤤

  • @byron6158
    @byron6158 Жыл бұрын

    You are a lovely person and I can’t wait to see more videos in your channel ❤

  • @id10t98

    @id10t98

    Жыл бұрын

    30+ years ago I almost married a young lady in Switzerland and Claudia looks almost identical to her.

  • @xhlynxhlyn
    @xhlynxhlyn Жыл бұрын

    This lady is an expert. She know the essential of the texture of the food and combined together. Respect.

  • @tirsovalli5618

    @tirsovalli5618

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm honestly pretty sure I've seen them do much better....

  • @scottpitner4298
    @scottpitner4298 Жыл бұрын

    I haven’t even seen these yet and I can already tell I could eat some Every Day!

  • @grimfei
    @grimfei Жыл бұрын

    Great video, those meatballs look great! I wish there is a lot more to come soon :p

  • @eberabimaelbernabecruz9200
    @eberabimaelbernabecruz9200 Жыл бұрын

    What a nice dish

  • @macpulse7
    @macpulse7 Жыл бұрын

    Your videos from food insider are very good, you take very good effort to make it so special, keep it up.i like your cheese 🧀 videos the most .

  • @claudia-romeo

    @claudia-romeo

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! There is a cheese video coming this week🧀

  • @Olesiaro
    @Olesiaro Жыл бұрын

    As for the topics - any food topic is always great 😀 Also maybe you could share your personal food stories and experience living in Bari and Italy in general, it would be super cool. I am reading Stanley Tucci’s food memoir right now and it’s fascinating! Non-food related, but still very curious - your journey as the Food insider journalist. I am very interested to know more about that too ☺️

  • @claudia-romeo

    @claudia-romeo

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the suggestions! Hopefully one day I will also get to publish my memoir like Stanley Tucci🤞

  • @Olesiaro

    @Olesiaro

    Жыл бұрын

    @@claudia-romeo you will! I have no doubts 🥰❤️🙏🏻

  • @tameshiagodfrey
    @tameshiagodfrey Жыл бұрын

    That sauce looks delicious

  • @TonyKavalierosUS
    @TonyKavalierosUS Жыл бұрын

    Congratulations Claudia!!

  • @lardna
    @lardna Жыл бұрын

    I love that I also can practice listening to italian while watching your videos. I'm rocking Duolingo

  • @6412mars
    @6412mars Жыл бұрын

    I was almost slobbering 😂omg! I'ma hungry!

  • @GodzHarleyGirlStudio
    @GodzHarleyGirlStudio Жыл бұрын

    Loved this! Would love the recipe for a home-sized recipe!!

  • @paulpurves484
    @paulpurves484 Жыл бұрын

    Wow looks so tasty.

  • @Davey11
    @Davey11 Жыл бұрын

    Love these videos

  • @flugoaway3398
    @flugoaway3398 Жыл бұрын

    You’ve been missed Claudia ❤

  • @per-arnejohansson4565
    @per-arnejohansson45658 ай бұрын

    This, I love. It´s the proper way to serve Italien meatballs, with a nice bread to dip in 😋😋😋

  • @ryanwaege7251
    @ryanwaege725110 ай бұрын

    Everytime I watch your content, I am so satisfied. And hungry!

  • @cappaslangmurderer
    @cappaslangmurderer Жыл бұрын

    Great job Claudia

  • @goldenage
    @goldenage Жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @katough
    @katough Жыл бұрын

    drooling on my keyboard. i'm going to have to try this.

  • @johnjdr33
    @johnjdr33 Жыл бұрын

    Me gusta tu canal y es muy interesante como se hacen la albóndigas en Italia. Gracias por toda información y mucho apoyo de mi parte!

  • @amelieris8246
    @amelieris8246 Жыл бұрын

    I'm so exited for more content thank you for joining KZread :)

  • @franrivasrivas8473
    @franrivasrivas8473 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing cooker

  • @Amprobiuss
    @Amprobiuss Жыл бұрын

    Congrats claudia love your videoossss 🌺🍇

  • @LailandiAdventures
    @LailandiAdventures Жыл бұрын

    Bravissimo!

  • @antoniomartinez6887
    @antoniomartinez6887 Жыл бұрын

    I love this videos

  • @marna_li
    @marna_li Жыл бұрын

    Inspiration!

  • @carlossoriano4010
    @carlossoriano4010 Жыл бұрын

    Love your videos! With all the references to “nonna,” there should have been at least one with a quick cameo 😂

  • @riaanaucamp1472
    @riaanaucamp1472 Жыл бұрын

    Don't know who you are. This came up in my recommended. Loved the video and subscribed. Will enjoy your future videos. Your style of presenting is very good. ❤

  • @aina2165
    @aina216511 ай бұрын

    I could easily eat this every single week 🥰

  • @jeffyowell
    @jeffyowell Жыл бұрын

    Belissimo

  • @ixthebest8325
    @ixthebest8325 Жыл бұрын

    very well done video

  • @jeffrey2150
    @jeffrey21509 ай бұрын

    Waaaaaaaw genious

  • @MrPressPhotographer4
    @MrPressPhotographer4 Жыл бұрын

    Stunning and the food looks great too. Cioa Cioa.

  • @tomrut3653
    @tomrut3653 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the video, my Nonno if from Bari.

  • @Quillons1
    @Quillons1 Жыл бұрын

    My grandparents all came from Italy. They learned to cook there. They passed those techniques to some of us. I've been cooking since I was 10. That's almost 40 years of cooking. That's a LOT of meatballs. One thing I learned is that there is more than one "traditional" method to cook meatballs. My Napolitano grandmother cooked them one way. My Calabrese grandmother cooked them another. Never once have I ever seen them deep fried first. Not that I'm saying it's wrong, but this "traditional" method of making them varies GREATLY from the 2 "traditional" ways my grandmothers (and by default, me) make them, particularly in Sunday sugo/ragù. But I'd love to try Federica's, they look tasty.

  • @seeriktus

    @seeriktus

    Жыл бұрын

    Wish I could have had a meatball childhood (in my family it was curries and roast lamb though!) The frying I think is to get some brown crispiness on the outside. You can't get that without raising the temperature above boiling point, as you do in frying.

  • @Quillons1

    @Quillons1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@seeriktus I'll say this. I LOVE curries and roast lamb. I didn't get that growing up because it wasn't something my grandparents were culturally attached to. About the browning of the meatballs. Typically, I fry them off in a pan with a little oil. It's not deep fried but you sear the outside of the meatballs. Another method is to brown them in the oven. This is useful when doing a lot of them but I, personally, feel they don't come out as good. They're good, just not as good as pan frying them. Frying the meatballs off (whichever technique you use) before putting them in the sauce is the better method when you want the meatballs to be the star of the show. I actually like my Calabrese grandmother's method better of putting raw meatballs directly in the sauce. I find this method makes the sauce the star of the show. I am a believer that the pasta and sauce are the more exciting part of the meal, but my family likes the better meatballs, so that's how I do it but you can try both methods and see what you prefer.

  • @seeriktus

    @seeriktus

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Quillons1 Ah I see, Perhaps you could combine the "stars" of both worlds. If you fry in shallow oil, you'll end up with some fond on the bottom of the pan. Put that in with your sauce, take it off with a little water and you'll get that delicious in the sauce. Respect for the traditional methods of course though!

  • @MakoyM
    @MakoyM Жыл бұрын

    insta subbbb! loved your food content!

  • @BulletESV
    @BulletESV Жыл бұрын

    Frying them is the way to go! we do it that was every sunday, they actually get texture and dont turn to mush

  • @jamesp13152

    @jamesp13152

    Жыл бұрын

    Agree. I fry mine in a pan though, in olive oil. Never thought of deep frying, have to give that a try.😁

  • @BulletESV

    @BulletESV

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@jamesp13152 Shallow frying will give the same result if you trun them at the correct time, its also good because you get testers before you put them in the sauce haha

  • @jamesp13152

    @jamesp13152

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BulletESV Were you spying on me cooking? Have to give em a taste... I keep a close eye and regularly turn till brown around, they do lose some of their circular shapes, but, who cares? 😬

  • @Zhiromaru
    @Zhiromaru Жыл бұрын

    Nice, keep it up 😁😁

  • @robertfarnon6223

    @robertfarnon6223

    Жыл бұрын

    Great to finally see your own channel, your program material is so informative and original. Absolutely Brilliant, Keep going.

  • @ilikechineseteaespeciallyj7262
    @ilikechineseteaespeciallyj7262 Жыл бұрын

    LETSSSS GOOOOOOO!!!!

  • @andrejohnson6731
    @andrejohnson6731 Жыл бұрын

    The owner took a little tiny fancy bite - Claudia ate that meatball whole. Respect.

  • @mygrammieis
    @mygrammieis Жыл бұрын

    Soooo yummy

  • @crustykells27
    @crustykells273 ай бұрын

    Brilliant

  • @imrajkabir
    @imrajkabir Жыл бұрын

    didn't know untiL yesterday that you've got a yt channeL! good Luck. hope to see awesome contents from you. Pika Pika! 😁

  • @lawrencetaylor4101
    @lawrencetaylor41017 ай бұрын

    Merci beaucoup

  • @tranquilnice775
    @tranquilnice775 Жыл бұрын

    Authentica, that's how I would describe your vids or authenticano.

  • @donhancock332
    @donhancock332 Жыл бұрын

    My grandmother was Irish but she learned to make " sauce" from the Italian women in her neighborhood in Brooklyn.Simmered slow on the back of the stove.

  • @boathousejoed1126
    @boathousejoed1126 Жыл бұрын

    I'm thinking right now of my Mother and Grandmother.I've never had a sauce as good as theirs❤

  • @ATLANTECHFLOWMETERS
    @ATLANTECHFLOWMETERS Жыл бұрын

    Hello claudia. I been following you since long. I would love to see you doing pizza reviews all over Italy like Dave Portnoy does in one bite

  • @littlehills739
    @littlehills739 Жыл бұрын

    from Australia we love porcupines m-balls with rice in mix

  • @Picasso_Picante92
    @Picasso_Picante92 Жыл бұрын

    I was surprised she didn't add fennel, garlic or seasoning to the meat. Looks great.

  • @GrumpOG
    @GrumpOG Жыл бұрын

    Finally!

  • @gauravkumar3146
    @gauravkumar3146 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful Claudia

  • @autoscape1963
    @autoscape1963 Жыл бұрын

    Greetings from America Claudia! A very enjoyable and informative video :) i would love to see a video on clam sauce, as well as making homeade pasta - since you asked. And, if you do not mind me saying so, you are quite charming and Beautiful. ☺

  • @horsenuts1831
    @horsenuts18317 ай бұрын

    I love the quarter-second nod to American 'meatballs with spaghetti' right at the end. So now we know what Italians think of American food.

  • @davidetien
    @davidetien Жыл бұрын

    L'intera polpetta in un boccone! Respect!

  • @Cchogan
    @Cchogan Жыл бұрын

    So that's how they do it. I have never deep fried before - I will try that. They also use a much larger quantity of breadcrumbs. I would love to know the proportions of all of that. It looks like it is about 50% meat to the rest? Is that about right? I do like the idea of a meatball cafe. I am very fond of restaurants that take the route of focussing on one dish. There used to be a sausage restaurant in Little Portland Street I frequented - again, specialising on one idea allowed them to get it right.

  • @mathiyazhaganc168
    @mathiyazhaganc168 Жыл бұрын

    Super

  • @kurtisloew108
    @kurtisloew108 Жыл бұрын

    My mother always added raw meatballs and sausage to her sauce to cook. Best meatballs on the planet. RIP ma. and my grandparents were from Bari

  • @sundogbrewing
    @sundogbrewing4 ай бұрын

    Claudia! You are sooo pretty! I love your show!

  • @Roger-fc6hp
    @Roger-fc6hp Жыл бұрын

    Looks so yummy! The big bowl of cheese, is that also parmigiano or is it pecorino? Can only see that she says its parmigiano when she shreds its.

  • @claudia-romeo

    @claudia-romeo

    Жыл бұрын

    it's all parmigiano!