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 Turkey Meatballs with Tomatoes and Basil

Turkey Meatballs with Tomatoes and Basil

We used to have a cat named Jack. Jack was a sly, slow-moving, long-haired Persian that would rarely come when called, but if you put out a small bowl of vanilla ice cream, out of nowhere he would magically appear. This is sort of how my dad is with meatballs. All I have to do is say, "Dad, I'm making meatballs," and he's half-way out the door on the way over. He loves these.

It's hard to go wrong with meatballs. You just need to make sure you don't over-mix them, and you brown them slowly enough, and in enough fat, so that flavor develops and the meatballs cook through. That said, meatballs made with ground turkey can tend to be on the dry side. To counter that we add some sour cream to the mix, in addition to breadcrumbs. We also use ground turkey thigh meat, which we are able to get at our local butcher. If you can get ground thighs, I recommend it. Not only will they be more moist because thigh meat is fattier than breast meat, but also more flavorful.

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Turkey Meatballs with Tomatoes and Basil Recipe

  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Cook time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

24 Comments

Yummy !! My mother knows how to make ...but we make it in our pakistani style...dont follow the same recepie which you mentioned :)

so delicious :)

Do you make it for your hubby? ;)

20 months ago

mmmmmmmmmm i like it

20 months ago

MY DEAR FRIEND ANNA WHY U MAKE ME SUFFER? IM HUNGRY NOW HEHEHHEE

20 months ago

Yes Zain ...I am cooking sometimes ,but not all this steps ...its little different
its a Libanise recipe named Dawood Basha
I am sure Wael knows this kind of food here in Jordan...

Harold I never want you to suffer , I am giving you ideas .....hahaha
who is cooking for you in Saudi ???? Write down and start cooking and blogging my dear ..:)))

Thanks so much guys Zain , Wael and Harold....I really appreciated !

20 months ago

i like it

20 months ago

Anna, did you open a restaurant to Fanbox ?:)

20 months ago

hahaha yes Anna , we will coock MANSAF for you , i think you will like it :))))

20 months ago

iami iami good

20 months ago

Yes Anna , my Restaurant name is *Anna's Poison " ...Hahaha ..lol
Hey Wael , I love Mansaf :))))...I"m cooking always mansaf for my family ..
Thank you so much !!!
Thank you Colin ,Spring , Maria , Georgia , very sweet all of you !

20 months ago

May i have a portion of Mansaf , please? :) I love lamb ...and yogurt ...and rice...yummy...perfect combination.:)
Thank you!

20 months ago

Anna...
I would like to come to Turkey to serve meatballs.

20 months ago

Thank you Fuat :))) so nice of you !!! ...who knows ...just wait for me....

Anna do you know Mansaf ???... if you dont , let me tell you that its really amazing ...
we 'll go together to taste Wael Mansaf ....What you say ?

20 months ago

Let's go to taste Wael's Mansaf ...let him cook.:))

20 months ago

Anna is looking great what is there . I can't resist do not comment.
I read few comments they all like your post.

I will rate your post 5* CAD ! Love the recipe~

20 months ago

Ok :) Anna

20 months ago

nice post dear

20 months ago

Thanks all of you , Yes Nicole we all like foods ...we cant resist when we see a nice looking plate with food ...right ??? As much we all need air ,water , love .....we also need food !
Thank you all for liking and commenting !

20 months ago

wow.. nice menu... but turkey here s so expensive...

20 months ago

wow it's look good.

10 months ago