Why your meatballs fall apart (and how to fix it!)
Good Food · Published on September 12, 2026
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The best spaghetti and meatballs recipe from Good Food. A step-by-step ultimate version of the ultimate comfort dish: beef-and-pork meatballs with a milk-soaked bread panade for maximum tenderness, a hidden mozzarella cheese pull in every bite, and a rich tomato sauce built with a sugar-and-red-wine-vinegar gastrique for real depth. Marmite in the meatballs for a secret umami hit that British bakers will already know about. Ingredients (serves 4–6): For the meatballs: 500g beef mince (20% fat) 500g pork mince 2 slices artisan white bread, torn 100ml milk 3 garlic cloves, finely grated 60g parmesan, grated A small bunch of parsley, chopped 1 large egg ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg 1 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp Marmite Salt and black pepper 1 ball mozzarella, cut into 18 small cubes Olive oil for cooking For the sauce: 4 garlic cloves, sliced 1 tsp sugar 1 tbsp red wine vinegar 2 × 400g tins whole plum tomatoes A splash of red wine (to deglaze) Salt and black pepper To serve: 400g spaghetti Extra parmesan 00:00 The ultimate spaghetti and meatballs 00:46 The meat: pre-salting for tender texture 01:32 The panade, the parmesan and the Marmite secret 04:48 Browning the mozzarella-stuffed meatballs 05:58 The gastrique tomato sauce 08:00 Plating up 08:41 The mozzarella cheese pull Subscribe for more Ultimate recipes every week. Subscribe to Good Food: https://bit.ly/GoodFoodSubscribe For home cooking a recipes visit: https://www.goodfood.com/ Good Food is home to over 18,000 tested, tasted, trusted recipes. Get access to all recipes, meal plans and exclusive content in the Good Food app now: https://immediate.onelink.me/OQap?af_xp=custom&pid=youtube&c=gf_network&is_retargeting=true&af_reengagement_window=30d&af_dp=bbcgoodfood%3A%2F%2F
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