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There are a number of Italian restaurants and bake shops in South Philadelphia, but Ralph’s Italian Restaurant, established in 1900, is among the most notable of them all. Ralph’s is the oldest Italian restaurant in the country. Over the last 120 years, it has gained a reputation and loyal following for classic Italian American dishes like spaghetti and meatballs. The meatballs are made with a mix of ground beef and ground pork, which gives them a tender and velvety texture. Along with local customers, celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Taylor Swift have dined at this storied South Philly location. Insider’s Taryn Varricchio headed to Ralph’s to find out how the original family owners cook up the best spaghetti and meatballs in Philadelphia.
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America’s Oldest Italian Restaurant Makes The Best Meatballs In Philly | Legendary Eats

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@ssazerac 4 года назад

Paulie did the prep work. He was doing a year for contempt and had this wonderful system for doing the garlic. He used a razor, and he used to slice it so thin that it used to liquefy in the pan with just a little oil. It was a very good system. Vinnie was in charge of the tomato sauce. I felt he used too many onions, but it was still a very good sauce.

@samcolligan3265 4 года назад

ssazerac if you know. You know!

@TheIkaika777 4 года назад

“ I put three small onions” “Three onions?, How many cans of tomatoes you put in there?” “Two cans, two big cans.” “You don’t need three onions.”

@sidharthsingh6606 3 года назад

@@TheIkaika777 lemme tell ya a couple of tree things

@TheIkaika777 3 года назад

@@sidharthsingh6606, “What am I? A schmuck on wheels?”

@jestciddn8119 3 года назад

The other day as I was slicing garlic I thought of that scene and started laughing.

@unomeacaso 4 года назад

I'M ITALIAN AND, I have absolutely no problem with this famous spaghetti-meatball recipe. I see too many of my fellow citizens complaining for some of our traditional recipies being adapted. C'mon guys just accept it, spaghetti-meatball has become a classic meal for an entire nation, and half of it it's from our tradition! We should be happy of that kind of exportation!!

@SenthilKumar-hi4oc 4 года назад

I'm really happy to see ppl like u, everyone bickering about how it's not Italian.

@user-lv6rn9cf8m 4 года назад

I don't think anyone is bickering about the food itself. They/we are bickering about it being called Italian food. I mean, it just isn't. It is it's own thing. Any value you place in that is up to you. I find the whole New York style of Italian cooking really fascinating. That doesn't mean I'm not bothered by signs that says "Classic Italian Restaurant" when they're clearly not. It's mostly about words having meaning. An apple is not a banana. An apple be as delicious or maybe more so than a banana. But it's not a banana.

@SenthilKumar-hi4oc 4 года назад

@@user-lv6rn9cf8m I see.....I get your point. Sorry I got pissed on seeing the amount angry Italians lmao.

@letsgomets002 4 года назад

Its very Italian just not eaten together ,Naples style cooking.

@davideregnani 4 года назад

@@user-lv6rn9cf8m Thank you, finally one who understands!!!

@21whichiswhich 3 года назад

I just love this kind of restaurants that owned by a family and been in the business for such a long time. I think this place is still standing for more than a century because the food is good and has a good relationship with their patrons. Truly an institution.

@BrianCarnevaleB26 Год назад

But also it is the family. A generational institution whos family taught their kids, and then they taught their kids. Authentic Italian

@InformationIsTheEdge 3 года назад

I LOVE the bit of detail about serving wine in a coffee cup to the old patrons that remember prohibition. Now I want spaghetti and meatballs.

@AngelicasRecovery 4 года назад

I love my moms meatballs. Unfortunately I’ll never be able to have them again 😔 I miss my mom so much. Ugh. She passed away from cancer a little bit over a year ago, I have some videos about my mom on my channel. Please don’t ever take your parents for granted... who knew that meatballs would make me cry this afternoon lol

@ok-zq7zg 4 года назад

Angelica’s Recovery awwwww I’m so sorry to hear that😔🥺

@myworkchannel7361 4 года назад

Thats why I enjoy my mom and dad so much! I know one that one day, they will not be here anymore.

@sahinsahin5236 4 года назад

Sorry for loss

@bloatedsodium7301 4 года назад

You might not believe this, but it's in your genes to cook just as good as her. She believes you can do it. Now do it. Make those meatballs, girl!!!

@Allosis Год назад

Sorry for you loss Rest in Peace

@ARusso1192 4 года назад

Used to go with my dad as a kid and pig out so much here. Lots of nostalgia watching this.

@elliottbronstein1214 3 года назад

I'm happy to say I ate there and enjoyed it. It was like a trip back in time. Hope to eventually come back.

@markdessie816 2 года назад

Nothing better with simple food cooked to perfection and amazing taste 🇮🇹

@philiphoward6811 3 года назад

Truly unique style and decades of experience. Good food and fine wine its the secret to keeping their loyal customers happy and contented. 😊

@Ben-vk4us 3 года назад

I'm Italian. My dad, his brothers and sisters (5 total), and his parents were all born in Italy. They brought their recipes with them. They had to adapt because some food they had there was not available here. So they changed their recipes to what was available. I'm talking about the 1920s and 1930s, into the 40s. The bottom line is. They adapted. As far as they were concerned it was still Italian food. They were Italians making homemade Italian dishes in America. What's not to like. I never see other ethnic groups whine and cry about their food like Italians.

@gplito 3 года назад

I doubt that any of the snowflakes on here bleating about this stuff NOT being Italian are even Italian themselves. Most people want to be Italian, so they fake it. I mean come on, we invented or discovered or created pretty much everything, from Pizza and Ferrari's to Sophia Loren and Monica Vitti. Hahaha....

@annek1226 3 года назад

Time to remind people that they are just opinions, you know what they say about them!

@olgaruckyj3740 2 года назад

gplito k

@AngelusBrady 2 года назад

Even today I've seen recent Italian immigrants adapt. Like Chef Nick Stellino who's Sicillian. He regularly makes carbonara with bacon and parmesean when the "original" recipe uses guanciale and pecorino.

@Ale55andr082 2 года назад

You are what? you're not born in Italy so you're not italian

@agneskempis-cruz7981 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing this, one of my favorites 😋.. Stay inspired 😊

@sfdanceron1 4 года назад

Spaghetti and meatballs, definitely one of the top 5 dishes in America.

@Tgrjye 4 года назад

@Udontkno7 4 года назад

Sage 1 yes

@jacquelynn2051 4 года назад

1. Salad 2. Orange peels 3. Sabretts 4. Roast Chicken 5. Burger Point. I just made that up just like you did. Also, WHO are they surveying?

@Laughandsong 4 года назад

And it's uniquely American. Italians eat polpette on their own. They also don't put bolognese sauce on spaghetti but on tagliatelle.

@ricardomontoya7731 4 года назад

Jacquelynn salad on 1st wold make anyone sceptic....especially for america!

@bradcoffman7395 3 года назад

Wow, my Mother and family came here from Salerno. Our recipe is almost exact but we dice up fresh garlic rather than the carmelized. I mean.... that looks likes us cooking at home. Thanks for saving the traditions. Sundays at 2:30 are awesome!

@michaelciccone2194 3 года назад

Amazing ! Yummy. I will never forget my grandma's holiday meals. She was from Abruzzse. My mother made dynamite Italian food too! She wasn't even Italian.

@TotosKitchen 2 года назад

Love , love , love your recipes

@josephsudlersr.7854 4 года назад

RALPHS IS THE BEST Italian restaurant in Philly I've been going there for 40 years

@brianbacich9999 3 года назад

if this place was in my neighborhood i'd be 500 lbs. There used to be a decent italian place where i live but its since gone out of business and now i can only get noodles and co.

@mysharona6754 3 года назад

You need to try Spassos on Front and Chestnut !!

@josephsudlersr.7854 3 года назад

Will give it a try

@brianralph5036 2 года назад

there ya go

@ALFAJERKBFH 4 года назад

Caramelized garlic? That's something I need to try.

@Lo-ed4fq 3 года назад

Oh wow seriously you never tried it before?Caramelized garlic is pretty common in Asia especially in restaurants/chinese food as condiments.

@silversunset 3 года назад

@@Lo-ed4fq Yeah. I’m Asian and it’s in most of my meals.

@ItalianFoodBoss 3 года назад

Not a bad version! I do them differently but they seem alright too!!

@somoscuantos3069 3 года назад

It looks like an oily burnt mess to me

@fullfunk 3 года назад

@@somoscuantos3069 u dont know nothing about cooking thats big meatballs with pork need to make sure it cooks through

@k.summerfield4866 Год назад

A friend of mine’s mom was Sicilian. She made her meatballs and just dropped them in her spaghetti sauce. She never covered her sauce with a lid which resulted in no greasy film on top. Bellissimo! ❤

@BrianCarnevaleB26 Год назад

Little doubt that pork mixed with beef is a must. From there you can add oregano, basil, garlic, or red pepper flakes. Ramano or Parmagania. As I said above, each region had an herb mixture and different secret seasonings so it really is what you prefer or where in Italy or Sicily your descendants came from. Now what Ralphs does by cooking them in olive oil is the lock of moisture with minimal cooking time. I do not eat foods cooked in straight grease or oil save for one single clam plate per summer. An Ipswitch clam plate today,,,,,,$ 35.oo bucks!

@mooseandsquirrel9887 3 года назад

Pure comfort food.....my grandmother made the most delicious spaghetti and meatballs, in addition to home made raviolis......magnificent.

@joshkolchins7753 3 года назад

Been going to Ralph’s since before I was old enough to walk. It’s still the best and every time I go home to Philly, I make a pilgrimage to Ralph’s.

@ApostleDavidETaylor 3 года назад

I do half Italian sausage and half ground sirloin in mine, except I add a couple cracked eggs and use panko breadcrumbs. I bake them though. They come out perfect every time. 350 degrees for 45 min.

@heathparkhurst3011 Год назад

Do you mean just regular Panko bread crumbs or the Italian seasoned ones? I bought the latter but may try mixing in some fresh shredded Italian bread. I don't want to have my meatball sandwiches taste overly seasoned.

@foodielah535 4 года назад

Love that this restaurant has its own vibes.

@stephenscheissloch818 3 года назад

those are not vibes but testicles.

@tomhazi6935 3 года назад

Looks absolutely awesome. This video makes me hungry

@jondoe384 3 года назад

Meatballs are a fun recipe to try on your own, you can also mix and match with so many different combos

@yumyumboy 4 года назад

It looks really delicious just by watching the video 😋

@tubhair 4 года назад

Looks great. I always make my meatballs “loose”. If I get the ratio of ingredients right the balls will lightly split but not fall apart so they absorb the sauce. Nothing worse than meatballs that feel like you’re chewing on an eraser.

@Ms.MD7 3 года назад

Lmao that description is accurate, I hate dense meatballs

@pakde8002 3 года назад

That's exactly how I make my meatballs. I moved to Bali ten years ago and my Balinese kids love them.

@robertvc4716 3 года назад

My Nonnie was known for her fried meatballs ! I ended up with one of her Frying pans to make them in in the wet Italian bread is the trick with the breadcrumbs those look awesome and of course lots of garlic Wish I could walk into her kitchen and smell her cooking again 💕

@markmacintyre3422 3 года назад

Italy’s official national motto should be “You’re doing it WRONG!!”

@smctrout4423 3 года назад

There is a story in an Italian cookbook about a Bolognese newspaper that published the "correct" recipe for Ragu Bolognese after months of research. The readers debated the recipe for months afterward.

@jlshel42 2 года назад

Was curious what the first comment I would see would be, and I agree whole heartedly"

@AngelusBrady 2 года назад

@@GP-qi1ve Italians will say that about every food that wasn't cooked by a family member .

@AngelusBrady 2 года назад

@@GP-qi1ve Sounds more like you don't know good food when you see it.

@AngelusBrady 2 года назад

@@GP-qi1ve I know a Hell of a lot more food that you could ever dream of. But an Italian arrogantly claiming that they know food better than anyone else in the world is nothing new. Never has been, never will be. You probably consider Nick Stellino a traitor for using bacon in carbonara instead of guanciale despite him having been born and raised in Sicily and is a trained professional chef. I've seen a native Italian woman make carbonara over on the Pasta Grannies channel and cooking it with white wine and still you'll find Italians complaining in the comments sections. That's all you ever see an Italian do in the comments section in any and every RU-vid video with Italian food. Should always pour the pasta in the sauce? Tell that to the 100 years old Leticia, 101 year old Concettina, 95 year old Rachele, and multiple other elderly Italian women over on the Pasta Grannies channel who never did any of that in their videos. There are some who do and you'll find many who don't.

@b0x1n9f4n 4 года назад

Damn, this is exactly how I used to make my meatballs, except I vary the seasoning. I started baking them because it’s easier, faster and cleaner. You can fit more meatball in the oven on trays, you don’t have to worry about cleaning the oil, and you don’t have to babysit them. But a half-beef, half-pork, pan-fried meatball cooked in a cast iron skillet is sooo damn good. Like the chef said, that hot oil creates a sear and a crust which provides flavor but also seals the juices into the meatball. In the oven, some juices drip out. But this is a pretty standard way to make meatballs in America and if you have the time to do it, it is very flavorful and satisfying.

@brianralph5036 2 года назад

pork is so gross.

@jokervienna6433 Год назад

I am not Italian, but a Swede. Believe me, 50/50 meat mix is the way to go. I have tasted many variants of minced meat around the world, and getting that pork in makes a difference. Frying might not be the traditional Italian way to make meatballs, but that is how it is done in Sweden. And NO, I am not talking about IKEA here. :) This seems like a very nice restaurant and I would simply love to try their meatballs!

@richiezed 8 месяцев назад

Yes, it is very good. They make a spinach side that is perfect.

@johnyoung2702 3 года назад

Science: We've made so much progress in a 100 years Restaurants: Recipes havent changed in a 100 years so it must be good

@anthonyvolpe5206 4 года назад

I've eaten here ..I'm from Philly and now live in central Florida...I miss South Philly and the food sooooo much...the bread, the gravy, hoagies, soft pretzels and the great Italian Restaurants...

@jopisano67 4 года назад

I agree. I'm born and raised in South Jersey / Philly area. I'm Italian and now live in Florida as well. But learned that Italian style cooking from my mom. That way you don't miss it as much. 😄

@RockstarEater 4 года назад

I think they pretty much gave away their whole recipe in this video 😁 Now i can open my own meatball shop!

@RockstarEater 4 года назад

@Golden Potato I will probably recreate this meatball in my own personal vlog.

@mubarak9793 4 года назад

That's called being generous you zoomer

@jselectronics8215 4 года назад

No, the meatballs are tooo dense. More bread (crumbs) and a little heavy cream.

@landry2611 4 года назад

The sauce is the key

@TheIkaika777 4 года назад

Just make it better than they do.

@KnightOnBaldMountain 4 года назад

That looks SO good.

@alaiaaa2228 2 года назад

That actually looks so good

@MrBobby3340 3 года назад

This is the way to make great meatballs! I use a very similar recipe handed down from my grandmother from Falerna Italy. Spices include parsley, basil, white pepper, salt, Italian bread crumbs, good quality pecorino Romano and sometimes pine nuts! Eggs for adhesion and caramelized garlic

@kdotwilly7935 2 года назад

I bet that smells amazing during frying! 🤤🤤

@youcooksogay9521 4 года назад

Been to Ralph’s many times and it’s amazing.

@antnee8377 4 года назад

That gravy & meatball looks FIRE !!!

@woody357 3 года назад

I’m from S. Philly, and you can’t beat the Italian restaurants back home. I haven’t been to this one but I remember if I wanted to take a lady to someplace special I’d take her to the Original Bookbinder. If I want Italian food I go home to S. Philly.

@Izzymohammed1 4 года назад

This place is on my bucket list. Greetings from Sydney Australia ❤️

@YUCAYEQUE 4 года назад

I’m just here to read the this isn’t real Italian food comments.

@pierceyee8483 4 года назад

same lol

@malamadre633 4 года назад

😂😂

@youcooksogay9521 4 года назад

Kiki 81 the only thing that isn’t actually from Italy is meatballs. Anyone who has been to Italy knows they started making meatballs there just recently. So your comment is kinda comical.

@edmundooliver7584 4 года назад

its american

@juxbertrand 4 года назад

tu débarques kiki. It is an italian's american heritage. Next : French fries comes from Belgium....are you also aware that Earth is not flat.....

@the5gen 3 года назад

Looks delish. Definitely an Italian-American staple the Spaghetti & Meatballs.

@U2WB 3 года назад

OMG these look delicious !

@najadea1382 4 года назад

I’m from south philly and I never been here. Drive past it all the time tho. This makes me want to make a reservation

@mysharona6754 3 года назад

Eh, it's ok... nothing to go crazy about. You want bangin Italian food, go to Spassos on Front and Chestnut

@andreaschristodoulou1061 3 года назад

Taylor and Ed leaving 500$ tip Big Shaq: Hey there, my name's uncle Shaq

@dcg590 3 года назад

This is how my 100% Italian grandmother taught my mother and she taught me. Wet bread and the meat mixture and everything. It’s delicious.

@elizabethheyenga9277 17 дней назад

Red gravy, love it. I made the meatballs for the pizza place I worked, I loved it and was good at it and nobody else wanted to do it! Ate a lot of meatball sandwiches.

@stayhappylittlemermaid 4 года назад

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. 👊👊👍👍👍👍

@ericrichard9022 2 года назад

Hello

@ericrichard9022 2 года назад

How are you doing today

@MissouriMatt54 4 года назад

Thank you for the video. I have been to Ralph’s, and their next door neighbor, Sarcone’s many times.

@me-pm6mx 3 года назад

You are lucky to have eaten at Ralph's. The rest of us can only dream about it and wonder how good is it that they can be in business for 45 years.

@ralph0901 3 года назад

Sarcones!!!!!

@MissouriMatt54 3 года назад

@@ralph0901 mmmmmm Tomato Pie.

@lindaroman3560 2 года назад

Sarcone's....best bread ever!

@jam1ga 4 года назад

1st place i ate at when moving to Philly in 88.Very comforting.Food was solid.

@rosemary702001 7 месяцев назад

My Italian father from New Orleans made the best meatballs and spaghetti gravy. He grudgingly passed his recipe onto me, so I can still enjoy it, but I think he left out his secret ingredient (he said he would!) because they just aren’t quite as good as his. We definitively had those ingredients and fried them first, but they simmered in the sauce for 3+ hours before serving. Just the right texture and flavor. Yum! Need to go thaw some of my last batch. I’m hungry!

@phatcow7222 4 года назад

Is it weird that I drooled while watching this in bed at 2am?

@IdeonFukkatsu 3 года назад

*throws in fresh herbs* narrator: he throws in dry herbs

@mariocisneros911 3 года назад

A destination spot when visiting Philadelphia. Must go back to that wonderful city very soon

@someonecoolgaming6130 4 года назад

Congrats for 2mil subs

@philoctetes_wordsworth 3 года назад

In my entire life, no one ever served a version of this to me, and when it came to me, it was DISGUSTING. This looks WONDERFUL. The ingredients, the care in preparation… I would order this, happily.

@sempre_avanti_01 3 года назад

Pro tip: after I'm finished a meal at Ralph's, I go next door (3:58) to Sarcone's if they are open for the best bread in Philly.

@tmatt1999 3 года назад

Everything in Ralph's is good. We use to go down to South Philly for their Mussles and their Calimari. But, I found that everything in Ralph's is excellent.

@CulinaryLore 2 года назад

I'm on a mission to make the perfect meatball so when this popped up in my feed, I couldn't resist. Here's a little secret I've used to make some juicy meatballs with an amazing texture. With the beef and pork mixture (you can use veal if you want), add some mortadella...just chop it up fine and mix it into the meatball mixture with all the other ingredients. It gives extra fat and a rich flavor. Another tip: Don't make your meatballs too small or they'll just dry out. I like jumbo over-sized meatballs but these can also be a problem since the outside part of the meatballs can dry out before the middle is cooked. If you want to make really big meatballs, make your mixture a bit moister (looser). Typically people soak their bread in milk and then add the bread and milk (rather than squeezing the excess moisture from the bread). I don't know if this is 'correct' I just know it has worked for me. For large meatballs, the extra fat from the mortadella will help a lot.

@jonathanwright8802 Год назад

I love the mortadella idea. Gunna try. Adding fresh bread crumb is huge too.

@tbone2135 3 года назад

South Philly has the best food!

@stevelogan5475 2 года назад

Sir, perfection on your meatballs & the spaghetti & red gravy, potstanding

@alonenjersey 10 месяцев назад

Philadelphia was on the tail end of a baseball tour I was on back in '07. I was soooo disappointed that I could fit a visit to this wonderful neighborhood before seeing a Phillies home game.

@friendsoftheamazonjungle 3 года назад

Our high school English literature teacher used to say. Never trust an Italian restaurant, when its' name ends with a consonant. A lesson in both life and English 😂😂😂 thank you Mr. Moon

@theCrow-cv9cd 2 года назад

Its coming ROMEEEEEEEE AHAHAHAHAH

@arlofs 3 года назад

It’s interesting how Italians that migrated to the USA adapted the traditional recipes to American tastes. Italians that migrated to Brazil managed to keep the traditional recipes intact. Although I actually like Italian-American food.

@firstlast-pq1tx 2 года назад

Most Italian American food in the US is just watered down italian food like olive garden, the only good Italian American food is in the northeast US, especially in boston, philadelphia, NYC. Its not like the food in italy but its made by people who decended from italians, tastes amazing

@arlofs 2 года назад

@@firstlast-pq1tx Yes, I’ve has some truly amazing Italian food in the New England. Handmade pastas with perfect blends of authentic Italian ingredients. My only complaint is that good/authentic Italian food in America comes with a hefty price tag.

@don951 Год назад

@@firstlast-pq1tx That might have been true long ago, but there are Italian ran restaurants all over the U.S. I'm in SoCal and we have some awesome Italian food as so many people settle here. I travel a lot and find that finding great Italian is just as hard in Italy. Just like anywhere, there is a lot of medicore, you have to do your research to find the good stuff.

@wa2k99 Год назад

They were amazing

@AlphaPoe 8 месяцев назад

My grandma from Calabria made the best meatballs, but I respect other regions of Italy and their traditions. We love what we grew up eating.

@mikewoodson6930 2 года назад

Meatball recipe Pro Tip: Use hot dog buns for the binder. There is more of the browned bread than just regular bread. Try it! You’ll Like It! An older Italian Grandmother told me this in a grocery store. I personally wouldn’t question her and it works great.

@n40tom 8 месяцев назад

It sounds like absolute crap to me and it makes me pretty sure that you have never tasted Italian bread in your life. Not what people call Italian bread I am talking about bread from good bakeries in Philadelphia and South Jersey

@jtp2007 4 месяца назад

Hot Dog buns? lol

@InfiniteLVLS 4 года назад

"If you don't like spaghetti and meatballs.. why don't you get the hell out?!" - Steve Buscemi in Big Daddy

@harrismatthew5553 3 года назад

I prefer lamb and tuna fish lol

@Gizziiusa 3 года назад

"you dont mix da meat with da pasta." -Furio in Sopranos.

@robertpalmer3166 Год назад

I have made a lot of different types of meatballs. Fried. Baked. Non traditional with chorizo and boudin. I am in south Texas, so of course I have made them on the grill. Traditional recipe meatballs on the grill are a gamechanger. Takes a little practice, but totally worth the effort.

@kelleylmiller Год назад

One of my favorite restaurants of all time. 💜

@bluetoad2001 4 года назад

my recipe is similar, i use fennel seeds.😎✅ i learned the recipe from my father who has passed on. lol i usually use enough fresh garlic to deplete the strategic garlic supply. like the vid shows, you must fry the meatballs in quality olive oil and the meatballs have to be made from pork and beef combine.

@ronpfeiffer9157 Год назад

Yes I put anise in mine works great

@evanderchristy6712 3 года назад

The guy eating wearing a Dak Prescott jersey was really testing his luck that day lol

@sfz2247 3 года назад

Funny

@blackceasar2141 3 года назад

Oh please

@kylem1112 4 месяца назад

I have a cousin who lives in South Jersey near Philly and he's also a Cowboy's fan lol.

@noiisserpmii 3 года назад

Yea def gotta try this if i head out to Philly

@SuperMrbrown84 7 месяцев назад

Ralph’s veal parmigiana is amazing. Broccoli Rabe is also fantastic. When in Philly, it’s a must go place!

@eszterizsak4772 4 года назад

I'm hungry😂 This is soooooo yummy

@maxheadrum6751 4 года назад

Frying those meatballs is the way my mother's side of the family cook them + and then they put them in the sauce

@Apollo_Blaze 3 года назад

its the best way

@AnhTuPhucDerrickHoangCanada 3 года назад

It looks mouth watering.

@reycosep5916 6 месяцев назад

Nice vedeo very interisting ❤

@bridgetbrecheen3726 4 года назад

As a first generation Italian American I never heard the term gravy used at the table unless it was going over mashed potatoes which was an American dish. Home made sauce was called sugo.

@avvocato5543 3 года назад

Sugo is gravy Bro.

@wmstaceybutts8385 4 года назад

Beef Pork Italian breadcrumbs Salt and pepper Ramona cheese Sautéed and Caramelized garlic Dry herbs

@blacknbougie8021 4 года назад

Thanks

@BWil1 3 года назад

Thanks!

@LatinGhost916 3 года назад

It looked like he used fresh herbs

@MaxwellBenson80 3 года назад

Looks like a great place to eat!!

@Solarian-k3s 2 года назад

Ate there several times. Knew the family The Best in Philly, period!!!

@Michaelbos 4 года назад

It’s Great to be Italian.

@kevinh3979 4 года назад

Not this year.

@bobboscarato1313 2 года назад

Thank God I'm Italian!

@Heraclitean 4 года назад

It's the cheese, herbs and especially the sauteed caramelized garlic. Most places don't take that last step.

@jselectronics8215 4 года назад

I add lots of fennel seeds. In the sauce, too.

@letsgomets002 4 года назад

@@jselectronics8215 I hate fennel

@josephgonnelli121 2 года назад

I'm born and raised in S Philly. Absolutely a sensational method of making meatballs; best & only way in my opinion to make them. However, there's place in Pittsburgh named Scoglio's which also does a wonderful job-- try them out!

@chrisdooley6468 4 года назад

Amazing restaurant. The chicken parmigiana is to die for there. If you’ve never been to Philly try this spot you won’t be disappointed that’s for sure

@joeelia512 3 года назад

‘Gotta have the pork”-- “ah that’s the flavor”

@shawngregory1429 7 месяцев назад

“Here’s your lobsters Vinny”.

@darrylnelson05 3 года назад

You know you're eating home cooking when they call the sauce "the gravy".

@tonyz7189 3 года назад

Sautéed carmelized garlic.... amazing

@Smoke-N-Shot 7 месяцев назад

I'm a Sicilian and have been making meatballs utilizing my grandmother's recipes. I change my meatball recipe up every so often just to have a change... Sometimes I use beef and pork and other times I use beef and veal. At times I fry them and other times I bake them at a high heat. No matter what I do like the change once in a while. Bottom line, these look really good and the next time I'm in Philly I must make my way for dinner at Ralphs.

@stellingbanjodude 4 года назад

I’m now starving

@bobboscarato1313 2 года назад

Me too!

@paesano285 4 года назад

Looks great, but In addition to the beef and pork, I always use veal in my meatballs🧆

@starrynight755 4 года назад

I've tried all three ways and I found beef, pork and veal gives the best taste. Its the veal that makes it silky, not the pork. Pork is a little solid. Veal breaks it down. I also noticed he didnt put eggs in it. I always put an egg in mine. Dunno.