I come from a meatball loving family. Like I have said before – many think that meatballs are just balls of ground beef in spaghetti sauce and served with spaghetti. This is so far from the truth!
Meatballs can be made in many different sizes – from the tiny ones you find in Italian Wedding Soup to the baseball-or bigger-sized ones I make for a nice dish of homemade macaroni (that is pasta to many of you – to the Italians – it's MACARONI!)
And I do enjoy some Chinese dishes as well. The unfortunate thing with eating Chinese food – if I don't make it myself – I can't eat it.
Take me to a Chinese restaurant and before I am half through with my meal I will begin to "grow" large red welts all over my entire face and body. They itch terribly and they hurt like hell. I walk in normal and walk out looking like a monster. Not good for business either.
So I DIM – do-it-myself.
Being in the mood for rice and veggies, I decided to make some of my "Chinese" meatballs to go with it. I started making these over 50 years ago – and everyone likes them.