Bombas alla sarda

Meatballs from Sardinia

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Italian Slow and Savory

By Joyce Goldstein

Published 2004

  • About

One day, my grandchildren requested spaghetti and meatballs for dinner because they had tried the dish at a local pasta chain restaurant. After I gave my son “the look” for taking them there, I decided that I would make spaghetti and meatballs the classic way, with my favorite Apulian polpette (meatballs). I carefully browned the meatballs and heated them in the sauce. My granddaughter, ever the diplomat, said “Grandma, I don’t want to hurt your feelings, but I like the other meatbal