How to Make Tender Meatballs
Before buying frozen meatballs, consider making your own with ingredients found in your kitchen. Homemade tender meatballs are a great addition to many pasta dishes such as spaghetti. The key to make tender meatballs is not handling the meat with your hands a lot to prevent the ground beef from being too tough. It is also important to cook any vegetables before making the meatballs to make them soft because the meatball's cooking time is not adequate. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- 1 lb. ground sirloin
- 1 large egg
- 2 tbsp. grate Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp. chopped parsley
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1 tbsp. chopped basil
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 cup dried bread crumbs
- 1 minced garlic clove
- 1 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups water
- Shallow pot with lid
- Spaghetti sauce
Instructions
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Place the onions in a pan and sauté them. Once the onions are caramelized, you can add them to the meatball mixture.
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Mix the large egg, cheese, parsley, oregano, basil, onion, breadcrumbs and garlic in a bowl. Once you mix these ingredients, season with salt and pepper.
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Combine the meat with the mixed ingredients. Add 1 cup of water.
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Ensure that your hands are clean. Knead the water into the meatball mixture with your hands.
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Use a melon scooper to make meatballs that are 1 to 1 ½ inch in size. The melon scoop allows the meatballs to all be the same size for even cooking. Place these meatballs in a shallow pot on the stove top.
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Add ½ cup of water over the meatballs. Cover them with a lid.
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Cook the meatballs for 35 minutes over medium heat. Test the temperature of the meatballs. They need to have an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
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Add the spaghetti sauce to a pot on the stove top until warm. Combine the meatballs with the sauce and serve them while they are still hot.
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Tips & Warnings
Consider asking your butcher to grind chuck roast into hamburger to make delicious tender meatballs.
