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    This document provides the origin and history of spaghetti and meatballs as well as a recipe for preparing the dish. It discusses how pasta and meatballs have roots in ancient times but spaghetti specifically is a more recent invention from the late 19th century. The recipe calls for ingredients like ground beef, breadcrumbs, tomatoes, garlic and basil and instructions for forming meatballs and simmering them in a tomato sauce to then serve over cooked spaghetti.

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    Spaghetti and Meatballs

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    Iriana Mabel Nieto López
    This document provides the origin and history of spaghetti and meatballs as well as a recipe for preparing the dish. It discusses how pasta and meatballs have roots in ancient times but spaghetti specifically is a more recent invention from the late 19th century. The recipe calls for ingredients like ground beef, breadcrumbs, tomatoes, garlic and basil and instructions for forming meatballs and simmering them in a tomato sauce to then serve over cooked spaghetti.

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    SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

    Presented by: Iriana Nieto

    SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS


    ORIGIN A staple of Italian-American cuisine Originating in 19th century Probably had its origin in several baked Neapolitan pasta dishes served at religious festivals such as Carnival and Christmas. It is considered obsolete in early 21st century southern Italy.

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    ORIGIN Pasta and meatballs date back to ancient times Meat filled lasagna and ravioli were quite popular in Medieval Europe Pasta, in many forms, has been around for thousands of years Ancients rolled pasta by hand into long, flat shapes, similar to modern lasagna

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    ORIGIN Food historians agree that the pasta we know today as spaghetti is a relatively new invention Late 19th and early 20th century American cook books often refer to recipes for spaghetti and meat sauce as Neapolitan spaghetti Recipes for spaghetti and meatballs begin to show up in American cookbooks during World War II

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    Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 45 minutes
    INGREDIENTS 450g Spaghetti Red Onion, Chopped 1 Garlic Cloves 1 Sprig each Rosemary & Thyme 900g Ground Beef (85% Lean) 100g Bread Crumbs 180ml Milk

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    Salt & Pepper 45ml Olive Oil 1kg Good Quality Canned Tomatoes 2 tsp Tomato Paste 1 tbsp Sugar 160ml Beef Stock 20 Fresh Basil Leaves

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    PROCEDURE
    1. Boil water

    2.Chop onions and garlic

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    3. Chop the rosemary and thyme leaves

    4. Combine the breadcrumbs and milk in a small bowl

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    5. Combine the onion, garlic, rosemary and thyme mixture with the soaked breadcrumbs, salt, pepper and the minced meat in a large bowl

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    PROCEDURE
    6. Using your hands grab a small piece of mince at a time and form small meatballs

    7. Place a deep frying pan on a medium heat and add the olive oil.

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    8. Put in a frying pan the remaining sliced onions and the other half of the garlic and saut lightly for 2 minutes

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    9. Add the chopped tomatoes to the frying pan and mix together

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    PROCEDURE
    10. Blend the tomato mixture together adding a little bit of sugar, tomato puree and some fresh beef stock

    11. Return the sauce to the pan and carefully place the meatballs into the sauce and place on a low heat to simmer for a further 20 minutes

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    12. Add the pasta to the rapidly boiling water and stir every 3 minutes

    13. When the pasta is cooked strain and serve family style tossed with olive oil in a large bowl

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    14. Shred some basil leaves into the tomato sauce and spoon the meatballs and sauce over the pasta. It is ready!!!

    SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

    THANK YOU!!!

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