Best websites for meatball recipes

The perennial favorite -the meatball, never disappoints. It is luscious and comforting. It excites the most mundane eater, satisfies the foodie and challenges the gourmet. Many of the young and inexperienced stop just long enough inside their Nana's kitchens to learn the art of mixing the meat, spinning the balls and simmering the gravy. Amidst Middle Eastern Indians, Swedes and Italians are some of the oldest recipes. While many old meatball recipes have been lost, others have been rescued, borrowed, restored and memorialized. From word of mouth, from books and magazines, from articles and morsels of paper, from hidden jars and diaries to today’s Internet, the meatball recipe is an extravaganza - party appetizer, wedding hors d'oeuvre, cocktail food, street food, festival food, Sunday dinner, heavenly hoagie, classic sub, stew dish and soup. Serve it traditional old-world style or spanking new from a smorgasbord of lavish, rich, delicious recipes found at these helpful sites.

Afghanistan Meatballs
Small servings of spicy, nutty, onion based meatballs for a circle of friends.
http://www.khanapakana.com/recipe/ad1ba43b-c03a-4fe0-839f-cb0f4ef388f0/kashmiri-kofta-curry-kashmiri-meatballs-recipe

Bar-B-Que Flavored Meatballs
Meat Ball Recipe Fixed as an Appetizer
Chris's super bowl meatballs a la bar-b-que with a smoky flavor and made with mustard.
http://www.appetizerrecipesblog.com/2011/12/11/meatball-recipes-what-is-best-way-to-fix-them-as-appetizer

Burgundy Meatballs
From a church cookbook, Favorite Recipes Collected by St. Mary’s Guild.
http://www.food.com/recipe/burgundy-meatballs-177814

Chicken and Pork Meatballs with Apricot Sauce
Minced chicken, a blend of garam masala (spices) served with saffron rice.
http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/512263

Chinese Meatballs
Grandfather’s comfort food makes small dime-sized meatballs with ground pork, water chestnuts, soy sauce and Jook white rice.
http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/features/food_and_flavor/article_1b710652-2040-11e1-95d7-001871e3ce6c.html

Cocktail Meatballs
Sweet-and-spicy cocktail meatball sauce, lean ground beef and grape jelly for these classic cocktail meatballs from Betty Crocker.
http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/hot-and-saucy-cocktail-meatballs/e95d91ed-4120-4ccf-8025-926eb08493e3

Curry Balls 90 Year Old Recipe
Hamburger and a little tomato puree, salt and cayenne pepper go a long way in this old recipe.
http://www.inmamaskitchen.com/RECIPES/old_fashioned_recipes/meat/curry_mtbl.html

Fast Fix Meatballs by Michele S.
Ground chuck plus cheddar cheese soup for these fast fix meatballs.
http://www.food.com/recipe/fast-fix-microwave-meatballs-47112

Orecchiette & Mini Turkey Meatballs "
Giada De Laurentis make this "Quick Fix" Meal "kid friendly on the Food Network. http://www.babiesdesignfood.com/2011/12/orecchiette-mini-turkey-meatballs-my.html

Famous Cook Meatball Recipe
Martha's Chicken Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Ingredients include chicken thighs, Parmesan cheese.
http://www.marthastewart.com/340631/chicken-meatballs-in-tomato-sauce

Finnish Meatballs with Allspice
Sour Cream & Berries Tessa Kiros combines nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves in this Finnish form. Serve with Lingonberry or cranberry jam.
http://leitesculinaria.com/10633/recipes-finnish-meatballs-sour-cream-lingonberries.html

Lara's Cocktail Meatball Recipes
This mother’s holiday, recipe calls for lean ground beef and jellied cranberry sauce.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/cocktail-meatballs/

French Meatballs with Lamb & Prunes
Ground lamb meat, quality prunes, shallots, minced orange zest, 2 organic oranges, plus, served with couscous and Greek-style yogurt.
http://www.culinate.com/books/collections/all_books/Chocolate+*26+Zucchini/Lamb+and+Prune+Meatballs+%28Boulettes+D%E2%80%99Agneau+Aux+Pruneaux%29

Anna's Amazing Meatballs
Celery & French Onion Soup Serve over buttery hot cooked noodles.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/annas-amazing-easy-pleasy-meatballs-over-buttered-noodles/


French Meatballs – Konigsberger Klopse
From an authentic family recipe, this blogger combines meat mixture with chopped parsley, paprika, grated lemon rind, lemon juice, grated nutmeg, anchovy paste, salt/pepper, to taste.
http://porkdrunk.blogspot.com/2010/12/konigsberger-klopse-german-meatballs.html

Green Meatballs – Keftedes
Yia's family favorite from the village of Kyparissia, served as an appetizer uses ground beef and/or ground lamb seasoned with garlic mint and salt.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/margarets-keftedes-greek-meatballs

Healthier Meatballs
Joseph's Meatballs are healthier, microwaveable, paired with a salad.
http://www.josephsgrainery.com/2010/01/wheat-n-meatballs-recipe.html

Hungarian Meatball
This Hungarian meatball recipe calls for dry red wine and paprika.
http://www.familyoven.com/offsite?r_id=66868&u=http://www.recipezaar.com/8065

Noreen's Turkey Meatballs in a Crockpot
Made with egg whites, season with your own spices or a little bit of cheese.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/516746-how-to-make-sure-turkey-meatballs-do-not-fall-apart-in-a-crock-pot/

Indian Meatballs - (kofta)
Magdalene's Meat Ball Curry Indian meatballs features chicken or mutton, optional mint leaves.
http://jhovaan.blogspot.com/2011/01/recipe-kashmiri-ghushtaba-meat-ball.html

Italian Meatballs - Polpette
Grandma Maroni's Meatballs are 100 Years Old and made from ground chuck, Italian parsley flakes, Spanish onion plus more.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/throwdown-with-bobby-flay/grandma-maronis-meatballs-100-year-old-recipe-recipe/index.html

Chowhound's Italian
Meatball Recipe with a Wine Pairing Ground chuck, basic tomato sauce, Saint Frances Zinfandel.
http://www.chow.com/recipes/10958-italian-meatballs

Dolores's Meatballs with Chianti Tomato Sauce
Fresh basil, meatloaf mix with Chianti.
http://www.hannaford.com/ensemble/Recipes/Fresh-Magazine/Entrees/Doloress-Meatballs-with-Chianti-Tomato-Sauce/pc/22280/c/28833/sc/28851/10401.uts

Korean Lemongrass
Meatballs with Orange Glaze This recipe by Roy Choi forms a tasty meatball on a stick.
http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/recipes/15298/korean-meatballs-dumpling-on-a-stick

Lebanese Kofta Meatballs
Meat or lamb with big chunks of fruit, pine nuts, plain yogurt.
http://www.food.com/recipe/lebanese-style-spiced-meatballs-433681

Lemon Meatballs
Drop these tasty meatballs into a hot soup.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/meatball-lemon-soup

Mexican Meatballs
Meat ball soup with vegetables and rice.
http://www.grouprecipes.com/33768/mi-nanas-albondigas-con-aros-mexicano-mexican-meatball-soup-with-mexican-red-rice.html

Moroccan Lamb Kefta
Savor this restaurant recipe of lamb meatballs seasoned with olive oil, shallots, cinnamon sticks, chicken stock, Italian parsley and just a few more delicious ingredients.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/40-a-day/moroccan-spiced-lamb-meatballs-in-cumin-coriander-spiced-tomato-sauce-recipe/index.html

Russian Meatballs with Sour Cream Sauce
A step-by-step recipe from the Russian Heritage Cookbook, meatballs made with beef, onion, parsley, dill, bread, salt and pepper, sour cream, milk and flour. http://girlsguidetobutter.com/2010/03/old-world-tuesday-bitki-in-sour-cream/

Slow Cooker Meatballs Cranberry Meatballs in a Slow Cooker
While mom finishes basting the turkey, guests taste Cranberry Meatballs served from the crock.
http://fix-itandforget-it.com/blog/2011/11/14/cranberry-meatballs/

Southern Meatballs Cranberry Meatballs
These tasty little meatballs are perfect for a cocktail party or special gathering. For quicker preparation, chop the onion, garlic, and peppers in a food processor.
http://southernfood.about.com/od/meatballs/Meatball_Recipes.htm

Spain’s Meatballs
Spanish meatballs often fall under the heading of tapas. Spanish Meatballs (Albondigas) in Tomato Sauce is a popular dish.
http://www.eyeonspain.com/blogs/spanishrecipes/2060/spanish-meatballs-in-tomato-sauce-recipe.aspx

Savory Lamb Meatballs
Served with Spanish ham, olives and cheese paired with Tapeña Garnacha, a wine friends can share.
http://grabafork.com/spanish-recipes-lamb-meatballs.html

11 Tapas Recipes That Bring Spain to Your Kitchen Spanish Meatballs with a pitcher of sangria for a party
http://www.kitchendaily.com/2011/07/13/tapas-recipes-that-bring-spain-to-your-kitchen/

Swedish Meatballs - (k”ttbulle)
Nana’s Swedish Meatballs made from wheat bread, skim milk and sour cream featured with Nutritional Information. http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=1501116

NANA’S SWEDISH MEATBALLS & MUSHROOM STROGANOFF
from Chef's Table Ground Beef, corn flakes, Pet evaporated milk.
http://www.zehnders.com/blog/index.php/meatball-recipe/

Elise’s Swedish Meatballs
Loaded with onion these meatballs are filed under appetizer, comfort food and main course.
http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/swedish_meatballs/

Sweet & Sour Meatballs
Karen's Sweet & Sour Meatballs are quick and easy to fix or take to that office party
http://www.karendocter.com/blog/?p=612 Thyme Scented Meatballs Contributor: Kirsten Bergstrom http://inmamaskitchen.com/RECIPES/RECIPES/meatsII/meatloaf_meatball/meatBALL_thyme.html

Tex Mex Meatballs Tex
Mex Meatballs with chunky salsa and shredded cheese perfectly packaged in a pie by Pillsbury.
http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/tex-mex-meatball-pie/c5de3564-4e61-49ae-bcb8-ead7646c65c6/

Ukraine Meatball Bikti
Dill gives the meatballs that Eastern European flavor; pork and beef gives the meatballs a better flavor.
http://www.tastebook.com/recipes/554599-Baba-Anna-s-Ukrainian-Meatballs

Vietnamese Banh Mi Meatballs
A spicy meatball sandwich recipe for lunch or dinner. http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2010/01/pork_meatball_banh_mi

Pork spicy Meatballs from Meatball Shop
Hot cherry pepper juice filled meatball recipe at Rachael Ray’s. http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/food/recipes/meatball-shops-spicy-pork-meatballs/