2 Dollar Spaghetti and Meatballs | But Cheaper

spaghetti and meatballs now i trigger some memories for you and you go to a restaurant mommy and daddy order it for you and you didn't realize that it was this much per plate when you could be having it for this much that is but cheaper [Music] oh well while you're here you should order my book you've not already look at how much of a good time we're having if you haven't ordered this what is wrong with you it's gone to a number one new york times bestseller 40 off on amazon the link is in the description go on and get it look at this what did we open up to little fishy and cubanos take a little night with some cubanos all right now go on scram [Music] okay so we all know the classic spaghetti and meatballs but what do you think it is it's spaghetti and meatballs but it's not just spaghetti and meatballs it's about the pasta it's about the sauce and it's about the meatballs and there's only three main components that make up what it is so you better believe that those three components should be perfect in essence they should be utterly full of flavor and anything less than that ruins the entire dish and yet people are sitting back and enjoying a plate of spaghetti and meatballs that subpar when you don't even realize that you're ruining your life disgusting you should be ashamed but today we're gonna fix that so with all that said let's make this shall we we've had this discussion before oh josh's homemade pasta cheaper or a store-bought pasta cheaper look here's the short answer but kind of long yes you can get your flour your eggs mix them together and that dough is less expensive than buying pasta but unless you have the buying power to get yourself a pasta roller with the spaghetti attachment you're to be hard-pressed for it to be very good so if that's an issue to you then i would advise you to go to the store on that one but it'd be a whole lot cooler if you made your own also this pasta dough was in my book not the flex but it literally is the number one new york times bestseller and i know i'm plugging it but the link is in the bio papa anyway let's make our big juicy balls great meatballs don't need to be complicated they just need a touch of technique some essential ingredients and maybe an individual that gives a about what they're doing for themselves for once so for the quarter pound of ham in this case i used mortadella which is slightly pricier and also not him i would recommend going with him if you want to save the cash chop that bad boy finally and place in a medium sized bowl to that bowl you'll add one pound of ground beef oh wow dangly one teaspoon of finely ground fennel seed one and a half teaspoons of fine sea salt three cloves of garlic that have been finely chopped a quarter cup of fresh grated pecan oil or parmesan cheese fresh cracked black pepper to taste give that a good mix to incorporate then add half a cup of panko bread crumbs and one whole egg mix it together and knead for about one minute until emulsified and tacky look a good forced meat like this should have a little bounce to it almost jiggle you know you want that thing banging this should make 20 meatballs so get yourself a large cookie scoop and scoop out as many chunks as you can onto a small sheet tray i used the wrong scoop so i ended up with 19. good job josh anyway roll those meaty men into nice balls now get yourself a large saute pan heat that over medium high with just enough oil to cook the bottom of the pan and once it's hot add all your meatballs in a single layer so it's not overcrowded and sear for about two minutes flip and sear on one or two more sides until you get some browning all over now they likely are still a little raw on the inside that's good we don't want them cooked all the way through yet so stay calm place your balls on a plate or the meatballs on a plate reduce your heat to medium add 4 cloves of thinly sliced garlic saute for about a minute or till fragrant then add one teaspoon of red pepper flakes saute that for 30 seconds then add 12 oz can of crushed tomatoes stir everything together season a taste of salt and just a pinch of sugar to curb its acidic qualities then add your meatballs bring to a simmer over medium heat reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 5 to 8 minutes now halfway through that you're gonna add one bunch of basil that's been lightly bruised and of course let it continue to finish cooking until your meatballs are cooked through and the sauce is slightly reduced now at this point you need to make sure that your sauce is seasoned perfectly with salt you always need more than you think okay so you got your sauce up dare i say basta balls now for your spaghetti but wait reserve about one cup of your meatball sauce to the side for extra saucing you never know people love to complain so chances are they'll complain about not having an extra sauce wow so thoughtful of you season a pot of water generously with salt and bring to a boil over medium-high obviously fresh noodles will cook in like 30 seconds but if you're using store bought then you'll add those guys and let them cook until al dente which is usually like 30 seconds under most of the recommended times once it's done instead of draining your pasta peppa recommends that you use tongs to pick up big bunches of pasta letting it drain slightly and adding it to your saucy balls until all of your pasta has been added this will incorporate some of that pasta water which is a good thing matter of fact when it's all added maybe add a couple small splashes of extra pasta water now toss all that together until everything is coated evenly and beautifully and now you're ready to serve to serve wind up a good portion of pasta place it in a plate or shallow bowl add some additional sauce for those who complain add on at least four meatballs per plate depending on your vibe some additional sauce optionally hit that with some first graded pecarina or parmesan or well more specifically for about cheaper parmesan and finally some chiffonade fresh basil this is a lot of pasta so i would say this makes about five generous servings but you could easily serve more if the portions are smaller i actually made this a smaller serving for the sake of presentation so expect a serving to be much larger than this and more specifically for this price bro i mean look if that doesn't get you going then this tasting probably will i didn't really think that through when i played in this get on over there you funny man this much per bowl come on this is a generous bowl but come on this is how much is left dude you paid as much for this as one little plate so i think we should obviously try a meatball by itself oh my lord this ball in my mouth i'm about to bust we always need to do our uh mic's a little far away i'm just gonna it's okay i'll walk over it's okay [Applause] i want a lady in the this somebody hold one of these balls while i kiss with the spaghett butt cheaper or not this is a perfect bowl of spaghetti and meatballs from top to bottom the spaghetti cooked perfectly it's got that chew to it the sauce a little spicy all right not too much i'm tired of people doing oh i'm gonna put eight teaspoon of red pepper flakes why don't you just relax for a second take a step back and realize that you should never do that you're doing nothing you're pretending that you like spicy it's okay just don't put any this is perfect but cheaper or not and the price is ridiculously low you don't even have to make your own pasta you could be enjoying the best bowl of spaghetti and meatballs of your entire life for the cheapest you will in your entire life what more could you possibly want story has been foretold brother you want to know what else has papa's red hot saucy meaty meatballs glistening in front of your eyes [Music] okay so we made ours let's just be honest it was perfectly executed it looks stunning the sauce glistening the balls rotund what more can i say and for such a simple price of this much per serving i mean that's pretty gosh thing look at that wow just look at doing a little dance wow what did we learn something doesn't need to be expensive to be delicious and beautiful and that's how it always has been on this show so with all that said if you enjoyed this video or you learned something leave a like subscribe and i will see you next time i'm gonna move the dang road that's what it is i'm gonna call the state and i'm like move this road somewhere else [Music]

Channel: Joshua Weissman

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Id: izAm3Ie9mNo

Length: 7min 39sec (459 seconds)

Published: Sun Oct 10 2021

Reddit Comments

[u/Sfa_username]

$2 spaghetti

per serving *will also require you to already have purchased about $30-$35 worth of ingredients.

[u/AlexBucks93]

2 dollars? 1lb of ground beef is 3.95usd in the USA.

[u/jruhlman09]

For funsies I tried to compare this to pre-prepared stuff at Walmart:

• 1lb Spaghetti: $0.59*
• 1x 24oz spaghetti sauce: $0.88
• ~20 frozen meatballs: $1.39**

Total of $2.86 for the whole shebang.
Per the video, this would be ~5 servings, so that's ~$0.57 per serving.

Some parm will set you back another $0.50 - $1.00 depending on block vs pre grated.

Disclaimers:
* 1/4 of 4lb bulk pack
** 1/8 of bulk sized bag of frozen meatballs.
I realize this will be nowhere near as delicious! I was just curious, and shared my results.

[u/Proper-Code7794]

insufferable he's become.