I have to sadly admit that these meatballs were not as amazing as I thought they were going to be....
I know, right?! The first time for me to be slight disappointed with a Giada recipe! But I was just happily imagining an explosion of cheese to happen when you bite into one of the meatballs. Unfortunately there are so many powerful flavors going on in these meatballs that the cheese is overshadowed. Which you know makes me sad, cause I love cheese!
Others that I gave the meatballs to loved them, so try for yourself! And I actually thought they tasted better after a couple of days. They were good from the start but they were not the amazingness I usually enjoy with Giada's recipes: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/meatballs-a-la-pizzaiola-recipe2/index.html You can taste nearly everything you put in this dish-- the basil, tomato paste, the shallots, sun dried tomatoes, and the cheese. So if you like or love those flavors this dish is a must to add to your repertoire!
Before this year I don't think I knew what a shallot was! Kind of embarrassing but I'm glad I'm learning things. Another item in the onion family who I'm learning to love not hate! They don't need to be chopped sine you are putting them in the food processor-- just cut up a few times. And the only other suggestion I have for this dish is to prepare the meatballs before you start cooking them unless you are a great multitasker. I was not in this case!
Pretty picture! (I'm working on that too!)
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