# I need your best recipe for meatballs.

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 30, 2014, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-your-best-recipe-for-meatballs/694409 "2014-07-30T09:29:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-your-best-recipe-for-meatballs/694409/21 "2014-08-01T11:10:08Z")

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> [@chiroptera](#):
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> So, which meatball recipe or tips worked? 😉

It was the diced/minced raisins. (Don’t add to many now). Added a certain sweetness she just couldn’t pot her finger on. Oh, and yes I browned the meatballs in the oven for 20 minutes before finishing 'em off in the sauce. First time I’ve used the oven but they turned out great.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-your-best-recipe-for-meatballs/694409/22 "2014-08-01T16:00:22Z")

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> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#):
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> ^ Thanks. And forgive my mom–she’s from Alabama.

No need. They’re actually quite good as an appetizer, and are basically just a quick version of sweet and sour. I’ve never seen anybody turn them down and most come back for seconds.

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-your-best-recipe-for-meatballs/694409/23 "2014-08-01T16:08:23Z")

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> No need. They’re actually quite good as an appetizer, and are basically just a quick version of sweet and sour. I’ve never seen anybody turn them down and most come back for seconds.

Yeah, they’re definitely a crowd pleaser.

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**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-your-best-recipe-for-meatballs/694409/24 "2014-08-02T01:23:50Z")

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So how about Swedish meatballs? Can I get a definitive recipe? Do I use dill? Nutmeg? how about the sauce, sour cream and…?

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