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How do you make meatballs?
I know I can just Google a recipe, and I am doing that...
But I am wondering if you have a tried and true one, or any tips, like do you actually form them the day before? I plan to serve them in a crockpot on Sunday, so I can def do some prep work on Saturday. TIA!
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Re: How do you make meatballs?
We love the mini frozen ones they sell at Target. They're great for the grape jelly/chili ones in the crockpot.
Haha, yeah I almost never make meatballs from scratch because it takes *way* too long! But if you do want to make them, definitely make them the day before.
The grape jelly and chili sauce meatballs are awesome and great in the crockpot for parties!! I don't know the exact recipe, but it's 1 jar of grape jelly + 1 jar of chili sauce + meatballs.
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As for the process... it is very similar to making meatloaf. Ground beef, an egg, bread crumbs and whatever seasonings you like. Roll them into whatever size balls you want. In small batches brown the outsides in olive oil. Transfer to sauce simmer several hours until cooked through.
Meatballs are always better the next way, so making ahead and reheating is optimal.
Pretty much agree with Weezie's process although sometimes I just don't feel like browning them first so in to the meatball pan they go (we have this pan) .
As far as making meatballs, for 1 lbs of ground beef, I use 1 egg, a clove or two of pressed garlic (depending on the size of the cloves), 1-2 tablespoons of italian seasoning (the kind that's already blended), 1 tablespoon of water, and about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of italian breadcrumbs. If I have it, I'll also add about 1/2 cup of freshly grated parm. I pretty much eyeball all my measurements though. You want them "dry" enough to stick together but still moist.
I do the old school ones and make them w/ spaghetti.
I chop an onion, use about a 1lb of ground beef, worchestershire sauce, eggs, italian flavored bread crumbs, s & p, grated parmesan, 1-2 chopped cloves of garlic.
I bake them normally, but my mom used to fry them and they were good that way too.