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Welcome to the new Lobel’s Culinary Club.

In the years since we launched our Web site and online butcher shop, the Lobel’s Culinary Club has become the cornerstone of our communications with our customers old and new. Our e-mails span the latest news about products and promotions to help you plan peak dining experiences for family meals, special events, and casual entertaining.

A fundamental part of the Culinary Club content comes from our unique perspective as butchers on meat handling and preparation. And while there are many recipes to share, we want to help you go beyond specific recipes to a wider world of in-depth explorations of cooking techniques. When you understand the fundamentals, you are free to invent your own culinary masterpieces.

We believe the more you know about preparing the finest meat money can buy, the more you will enjoy serving it to your family and friends.

With the launch of our expanded Culinary Club, we’ve created a living archive of knowledge that is gleaned from past e-mails and will grow with future e-mails.

Within the Culinary Club, we hope you’ll find numerous and useful resources to enhance your confidence in preparing the finest and freshest meats available, and ensure your absolute delight with the results.

For your dining pleasure,

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Stanley, David, Mark, and Evan Lobel

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  • guide to meat
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  • lobel's prime meats in manhattan
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Meatballs: Beyond Spaghetti

On January 10,2013 In beef , entertaining , food history , lamb , pork , poultry , super sunday , veal

Every once in a while a good old favorite comfort food gets “rediscovered” and becomes the latest retro-hip trend.  Meatballs are currently enjoying such a comeback. And we couldn’t be more thrilled. Perhaps they aren’t as pretty as trendy cupcakes, but they are delicious comfort food in a bite-sized package.

Meatballs ‘Round the World

Although most Americans would associate meatballs with Italian food, meatballs are actually found in numerous cultures and cuisines throughout the world and history, dating back even as far as ancient Rome.

Meatballs can be found as main dishes or as accompaniments—even as ingredients in soups and stews. Throughout the world varying ingredients are used, and even varying types and blends of meats. They can be boiled, baked, fried, or steamed. They can be covered in glaze, sauce, or gravy. The common denominator is ground meat formed into a ball.

In North African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian cooking, meatballs are known as kofta and the meat is mixed with grains and sometimes vegetables, nuts, cheese, or eggs. Kofta can also be made with different kinds of meat, such as lamb or even fish.

Many of us are probably familiar with Swedish meatballs, served in a creamy (and slightly fruity) gravy over buttered noodles.

In Italy, meatballs were a singular dish, served separately from spaghetti. Italian-American cuisine created the marriage of spaghetti and meatballs, as Americans demanded meat be served with their pasta.

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Tasty Variations

Many home-cooks have a go-to meatball recipe, often handed down through generations of a family or perfected through years of trial and error. Even so, going off the beaten path can uncover some exciting and tantalizing meatball options. Here are a few idea-starters.

Ingredients

Meat Blend: While ground beef is the standard base for most American meatballs, ground veal can also be used or blended with beef. Ground pork is often incorporated with ground beef and veal in meatloaf–why not try it in meatballs as well? For variation, try ground lamb. For a lighter meatball, try ground chicken or turkey.

Dipping Sauces: Serve your meatballs mini-size with dipping sauces as a great appetizer or party finger food. We suggest trying Lobel's BBQ Sauce, Löwensenf Bavarian Style Mustard, Löwensenf Classic Hot Mustard, or Horseradish and Cream Sauce.

Seasoning Blends: Switch things up with a new seasoning blend, such as Lobel's All-Purpose Savory Seasoning. 

Styles

BBQ Style: Incorporate your favorite chili seasoning in your ingredients (such as Nantucket Red Chili Seasoning) and brush with your favorite barbecue sauce.

Hot and Spicy: Incorporate a spicy ingredient, a spicy glaze, or a spicy dipping sauce to turn the heat up a notch. Try incorporating Nirmala's Kitchen Wild Fire Chili Blend in with your favorite sauce.

Thanksgiving Style: Try a Thanksgiving spin by seasoning Ground Turkey Breast with Holiday Seasoning and serve alongside Tracklements Cranberry Sauce with Port for dipping.

Go Exotic: Try incorporating a more exotic spice blend, such as Terre Exotique Fleur de Sel with Roasted Spices. Or serve with an exotic glaze or dipping sauce, such as Löwensenf Bavarian Style Mustard. For Asian flair, try Sweet Asian Stir Fry & Dipping Sauce or Thai Chili Roasted Garlic Sauce.

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Great for Game Day

Football playoffs are underway and the big game day will be here before you know it! Treat hungry fans to bite-sized meatballs on toothpicks for convenient in-game eating. Or bake some meatballs from your favorite recipe—the bigger the better—and drench them in marinara and mozzarella on a hoagie roll.

Any way you serve them, football fans are sure to love meatballs!182-3B

 

Do you have a favorite meatball recipe? Where did it originate? What’s your favorite type of meat or blend of meat to use in a meatball? Have you ever tried any exotic meatball types? How do you serve your meatballs? On top of spaghetti all covered with cheese?

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