Food Lab Meatballs and Red Sauce

Sorry, I don't have a plated photo. Made Kenji's meatballs and red sauce from the food lab tonight. I can see the potential, but tonight wasn't quite there. I did not have enough basil that wasn't going bad – that's on me for sure. I did follow the book instructions with soaking slices of bread instead of the YouTube panade with breadcrumbs. Next time I would do the breadcrumbs instead- I didn't feel like I really got the bread to break down and mix in all the way, individual bites of gelatin soaked bread were a bit off. Also needed to simmer the sauce longer to thicken it a bit more, but the peanut gallery was nearing mutiny so I needed to keep moving on.

The good – meatballs were super tender, I like the idea of the separate browning and simmering steps, sauce has a good flavor even with my mishaps. Will definitely try again! Also makes a ton, have a few lunches for the week and I think these will make a killer meatball sandwich!