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Best way to cook meatballs
i want to cook dinner this evening; meatballs, pasta and some nice sauce.
But what is the best way to cook meat balls? i was going to fry but i thought they might get a bit burnt, or just stick then in a pan with the sauce and let them cook slowly- but they might fall apart Any advice would be great thanks
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Brown them off then cook them through gently in the sauce.
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Brown them first in a frying pan then put them in the sauce to finish cooking.
If you are making your own, a good tip is to soak a piece of bread with no crust in some milk. Then squish it up and add to your meatball mix. This will make them a lot more tender. Don't overmix though. |
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Both - Fry to get colour then braize in the sauce
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thank you, i will do that
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oh also how many meat balls per person do you think? the ones i have are about the size of a ping-pong ball.
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I would say about 5. Has to be an odd number though
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I usually brown my meatballs in the oven first. Saves me from cleaning up a greasy mess on my hob.
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Once you have rolled your meatballs, just give them a quick dusting in white flour before frying, this helps make a nice brown crust. Quick whizz round the pan until they are browned, then onto some kitchen paper to dry while you get on with the sauce.
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are these bought meatballs? I am having them tonight with tomaot and chile sauce and pasta- yum yum
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are these bought meatballs? I am having them tonight with tomaot and chile sauce and pasta- yum yum
![]() in the end i put them in the oven they cooked so quick, then put them in the pan with the sauce for a few mins, and very nice they were too ![]() then after we had custard doughnuts ![]() , once a week treat so its ok - i think
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Hi
I thought I would reopen this thread rather than make a new one. I have recently tried making some meatballs for dinner it was rather nice. But I do have one issue when I am browning them off I can not get an all round brownness because they roll around they tend to keep rolling off and so doesn't brown all over. Is there a method so it browns all over - my mum said to have more oil (basically enough to cover half the meatball and then turn over) but I wondering if this is the best method or if there are others |
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Hi
I thought I would reopen this thread rather than make a new one. I have recently tried making some meatballs for dinner it was rather nice. But I do have one issue when I am browning them off I can not get an all round brownness because they roll around they tend to keep rolling off and so doesn't brown all over. Is there a method so it browns all over - my mum said to have more oil (basically enough to cover half the meatball and then turn over) but I wondering if this is the best method or if there are others If you have a griddle pan it always helps them rolling away. But also you dont need to brown every single angle of the edge anyway. |
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