The Zappa Family Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe from the NYT

Watch me prepare the Zappa Family Spaghetti Sauce and Meatballs recipes in my home in California. These recipes were published in the New York Times on February 21, 2007.

Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: earlysnowdrop

Length: 04:57
Rating: 3.5333333
Views: 32793

Tags: NYT Zappa Family Spaghetti Sauce Meatballs Cooking Quick Dinners My California Kitchen pasta

earlysnowdrop (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

thanks Daniel.I don't believe it is the same Zappa family. :)

palermolodi (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Is that Zappa as in "Frank Zappa"?? Nice Video, Daniel in NYC

turtles12 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

this looks terrible

CUCHIE68 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Is this family related to Frank Zappa & Moon Zappa oh yes Dwiezle also?

pipeandslippersman (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i love italian food, and i love to cook - so this has been a wonderful 5 minutes. but, i dunno... i was expecting a guitar solo, maybe....

zampieri3 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

fantastico, perfetto

atncc1701 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

You forgot..Olive Oil! How do you flavor an acidic vegetable without fat? Believe me there is not enough drippings from the meat to truly infuse the sauce with flavor-carrying fat, always place a half inch of oil in the bottom of a warmed sauce pot. Also, another option is to blend the browned onions and garlic with your cans of whole tomatoes on puree setting for a few minutes. This crushes the tomato seeds as well and gives the sauce a more velvety consistency. Thanks for posting!

LoveMyPhilly (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The meatballs look wonderful and the spaghetti looks delish! Five stars

padude64 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i will make you classic spaghetti and meatballs and will make a video soon!

heroesfan999 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

when u appeared suddendly and said"measure this"i got a frighthahagood recepie

reddoorpaintedblack (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Wow, plain ground beef with some herbs? Tomato sauce from a can! I GOTTA try this!!! Pftt.... how uninspired. And what exactly was the pork and beef used for? Simply seasoning the sauce? What a waste. I don't get how this got into the NY Times at all.

cvjucla3 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Thanks, I used elements of your sauce recipe to make Thanksgiving dinner for myself. Although I was alone, making a nice traditional italian dinner made my day go smooth. I drank pinot noir red wine and listen to Pavorotti cds while I cooked.