More Than Meatballs ― From Albondigas and Crepinettes to Arancini, Fritters, and Croquettes

More than fifty recipes that celebrate the versatility of meatballs, fritters, and other bite-sized rounds of deliciousness!

?I love meatballs!” people say around the world.

Round morsels of bite-sized savory foods?meat, poultry, fish, grains, and vegetables?have never been more popular. In Turkey alone, there are more than 150 traditional recipes for meatballs. It’s nearly impossible to get a seat in New York City’s Meatball Shop, and food trucks that feature an enormous array of meatballs are popping up all over the United States and beyond.

More Than Meatballs offers dozens of recipes, from classic Italian polpetti and French boule de viande to Spanish and Mexican albondigas, Moroccan merguez meatballs, Sicilian arancini (stuffed risotto balls), and carrot fritters. A final chapter features meatballs in traditional and contemporary contexts, with soups, salads, tacos, sandwiches, and, of course, spaghetti.

In addition, the book offers natural options for gluten-free meatballs and practical suggestions for making your kitchen meatball friendly.

Highlights of the recipes include:

Roasted Garlic Meatballs
Fresh Herb Meatballs with Fried Padrons & Aioli
Lamb & Chard Caillettes
Carrot Fritters
Dirty Rice Boulettes with the Devil's Mustard Sauce
Chef John Ash's Chicken & Shrimp Meatball Soup
And many more!

Michele Anna Jordan has written nearly twenty books about food, including the highly acclaimed Vinaigrette and Other Dressings. She has received numerous awards for her writing, her radio show, and her work as a chef. She was the winner of the James Beard Journalism Award for Magazine Feature Writing in 1997. Today, she writes for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat and also produces and hosts Mouthful, the Wine Country’s Most Delicious Hour on KRCB-FM. The show has been nominated for a James Beard Media Award four times. She resides in San Francisco, California.