{"id":3198,"date":"2009-03-11T21:26:01","date_gmt":"2009-03-12T05:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/?p=3198"},"modified":"2009-05-16T15:40:06","modified_gmt":"2009-05-16T23:40:06","slug":"raos-meatballs-on-wednesday-nights-in-harlem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/raos-meatballs-on-wednesday-nights-in-harlem\/","title":{"rendered":"Rao&#8217;s Meatballs On Wednesday Nights In Harlem."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3203\" title=\"misc-013\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/misc-013-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"misc-013\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/misc-013-1024x766.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/misc-013-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/misc-013.jpg 1357w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It takes months to get a reservation at Rao&#8217;s in Upper Manhattan New York.\u00a0 The\u00a0hundred year old restaurant hardly has more than ten tables in a corner of East Harlem.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve read\u00a0&#8220;the dishes are magical&#8221; and\u00a0since\u00a0I&#8217;m in California, I bought\u00a0Rao&#8217;s Cookbook.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It&#8217;s my way in.\u00a0 I&#8217;d love to eat in the restaurant someday, but until then I THANK Anna and Frankie for the BEST Meatball Recipe ever.\u00a0 I need no other.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3204\" title=\"misc-008\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/misc-008-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"misc-008\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3205\" title=\"misc-0091\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/misc-0091-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"misc-0091\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3206\" title=\"misc-011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/misc-011-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"misc-011\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I make the exact recipe and my own Breadcrumbs, but I bake the Meatballs instead of fry them.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a lot easier and turns out great.\u00a0 I bake them in a preheated 400<span style=\"font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">\u00b0 <\/span>oven for about 25-30 minutes, and then add &#8217;em to simmering\u00a0Marinara Sauce as noted in\u00a0No. 4\u00a0of Rao&#8217;s Recipe below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3217\" title=\"raos-meatballs-009\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/raos-meatballs-009-1024x766.jpg\" alt=\"raos-meatballs-009\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/raos-meatballs-009-1024x766.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/raos-meatballs-009-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/raos-meatballs-009.jpg 1357w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve included\u00a0a link to\u00a0their\u00a0Cookbook and\u00a0posted &#8220;Anna and Frankie&#8217;s Meatballs&#8221; Recipe HERE &#8212;\u00a0They&#8217;re only served\u00a0on Wednesdays at the restaurant.\u00a0 They\u00a0really are tasty and I can now eat them all week long in California.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll also\u00a0freeze the Meatballs\u00a0individually\u00a0and reheat a few in Sauce whenever they sound good.\u00a0\u00a0It&#8217;s an easy way to be\u00a0reminded of their authentic Italian flavor and be transported to happiness.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3220\" title=\"raos-meatballs-002\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/raos-meatballs-002-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"raos-meatballs-002\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/raos-meatballs-002-1024x767.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/raos-meatballs-002-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/raos-meatballs-002.jpg 1356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rao&#8217;s Cookbook Link:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/02cb90c.netsolstores.com\/cookbooksandcds.aspx\">http:\/\/02cb90c.netsolstores.com\/cookbooksandcds.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Easy Read Recipe Link: <a href=\"http:\/\/therecipereader.com\/meatballs-raos.htm\">http:\/\/therecipereader.com\/meatballs-raos.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It takes months to get a reservation at Rao&#8217;s in Upper Manhattan New York.\u00a0 The\u00a0hundred year old restaurant hardly has more than ten tables in a corner of East Harlem.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve read\u00a0&#8220;the dishes are magical&#8221; 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