Enotria Barbera

[quijote]

Hey, Quijote makes a lima bean gazpacho that might change a few minds around here!

[mrdutton]

The bottle of Enotria Barbera that I drank was a wonderful thing. I had it with my own homemade meatballs along with lima beans and a salad of baby spinach and arugala lightly coated with Raspberry-Hazelnut Vinaigrette (yeah IK!).

[sedhed]

What is your recipe for meatballs; you show me yours and I'll show you mine.

[Innkeeper]

http://wines.com/ubb2/Forum2/HTML/000264.html

[mrdutton]

Equal amounts of ground chuck, ground pork and ground veal.

Unseasoned fresh bread crumbs (homemade)
Oregano
Garlic Powder
Worchestershire sauce
Ketchup
Yellow mustard
Egg
Kosher Salt & pepper

Olive Oil or Clarified Butter

OPTION - skip the oregano, garlic and salt above and use Emeril's Essence to taste. (IF you need the recipe for that, ask or go to www.foodtv.com and find it there.)

I don't measure so I could only guess at quantities but it is pretty much "to taste"

Blend everything together but don't overwork the meat. Roll the mixture in the palm of your hand into "ping-pong" sized balls.

Pre-heat a well seasoned cast iron frying pan over medium-high heat, add olive oil or clarified butter, slowly add meatballs (may have to be done in several batches) so not to loose heat in the oil.

Brown meatballs and then remove to a draining rack.

Bring your favorite tomato sauce to a light simmer. Add meatballs to the sauce and cook until meatballs are heated through.

Serve and enjoy.

[sedhed]

Grazie.
I"ll send you mine the next time I make them. I don't measure either;it's about time I wrote it down.

[wondersofwine]

Apropos the ham and lima bean rations--my Dad got too much bad mutton in World War II days in the Army so he wouldn't go near lamb. But Mom and I both love lamb chops so we often ordered that at a restaurant since Mom didn't cook it at home out of deference to Dad. On the other hand, Dad liked liver and the rest of us couldn't stand it so Dad ordered that in restaurants. (I also don't like lima beans or brussel sprouts or peas other than garden fresh or petit pois, but I do like asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, spinach, etc.)

[Innkeeper]

We had leftover meatballs and sauce with pasta tonight. Guess what wine we had with it! Mmmmmmmmmm.

[sedhed]

I'm going to guess one of the Barbera wines.

[This message has been edited by sedhed (edited 02-04-2004).]

[Innkeeper]

Good guess Sedhed. Tonight we did it again with Italian sausage, penne, and blue cheese dressing on salad. No limas.

[Innkeeper]

Last bottle of the shipment last night, with Bev, son-in-law, and moi. Drank it with a stange chicken leg dish that daughter whipped together with available ingredients. Will order another box at the earliest.

[This message has been edited by Innkeeper (edited 08-15-2004).]