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| Making appetizer meatballs. Plan to bake them on a rack. How can keep them round?
I read shape them, then refrigerate -- not sure how that would help though. |
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| Add a little more bread crumbs...and use leaner beef. What happens is the fat cooks out and either causes the meatballs to get flat or is absorbed by the filler and the meatballs keep their shape. Linda C |
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| stir_fryi : It's according to your mix. May be too wet ! Mine get packed in a Cookie Dipper then rolled. Baked about 350 until the centers are still a bit pink. If they are good, it doesn't matter what shape they are, |
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| Mine are really wet, I use the Rocco DiSpirito's Mama's Meatball recipe with a LOT of eggs, but I use very lean homegrown beef and they never seem to flatten out. I don't bother to bake them on a rack because there's little or no fat in the beef, I just bake them on a half sheet pan with sides. So, I agree with the lean beef part, and I remember my grandmother packing the meat mixture into a jelly roll pan and baking the whole slab, then cutting it into squares because she hated rolling all those meatballs, LOL, and they all got eaten anyway, so I think if they are a bit flat it won't matter as long as they are good. Annie |
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| Annie : I use the Lean Ground and Sirloin. Sometimes I add Ground Pork. Baked in a SS Pan. The fat is baked out of the meatballs, into the pan. Stir_fryi: Lou |
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| My exSIL used to boil her meatballs. When they floated to the top they were done. Always round, and the fat was cooked out of them. Then simmered in desired sauce. |
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| Jasdip, that's interesting. Sounds like an easy way to cook meatballs also - virtually mess free. What's not to like about that? lol Sound easier for me to swallow also...seems they would stay softer. I'll give it a go next time we make meatballs. /tricia |
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| Jasdip & Tricia : Years back, we always put the Meatballs and Sausage, It was simmered for about two hours The fat was skimmed off the top of the Sauce. I think they came out best that way, then any other way they were cooked. The Meatballs were always Firm but Soft Why do we go into other ways, when we have something good ????? |
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| Hawk, that's funny. I do have a meatball recipe that states simmering them uncooked, in the sauce. I think either that way, or boiled first would be the best way for Triciae. No hard crusties on the bottom, etc from over-browning. |
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- Posted by soonergrandmom (My Page) on Wed, Dec 21, 11 at 14:32
| My daughter presses them into a pan then flips them out onto a cutting board and slices them so they are all the same size. I watched her doing it and then asked if she was going to roll them, now that they were all the same size. She said, "No, I'll leave them square so they don't roll off of the plate." LOL |
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| To the tune of "On Top Of Old Smokey"... All together now! On top of spaghetti, The tree was all covered, So if you eat spaghetti, /tricia |
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| Groannnn Tricia!! LOL |
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| Tricia: Are you taking them Goofy Pills. LOL! Haven't heard that for some years |
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| I usually put them right into the simmering sauce without browning first. That's the way I learned to make them from the Italian family who used to live next door to us. The meatballs stay rounded as long as you have enough sauce to keep them covered and I like the softer texture. Tricia, you can see from the photo that they'd be easier for you to handle.
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- Posted by magothyrivergirl (My Page) on Wed, Dec 21, 11 at 19:49
| I think handling them too much also makes them fall apart. I also agree with refrigerating them after forming the meatballs. I have been using Bison (very lean) and also Ground turkey breast with virtually no fat.I cannot add eggs, but sometimes a splash of eggbeaters. Handle as little as possible, refrigerate and bake or drop directly into the sauce. I have to be very careful not to overcook the turkey. |
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| Mago: I mix my Meatballs in the KA Mixer, using the paddle. No problem with them falling apart. The Paddle removes all the Gristle. LOU |
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| I also cook my meatballs directly in the sauce; I do the same for Italian Wedding Soup. Otherwise, when I'm going to glaze them or use as an appetizer, I bake them in the oven on a foiled sheet pan. Virtually now mess that way either. Pull up the foil and trash it. I think I'll try boiling them in water soon, too. I think that would work well in certain dishes. For some dishes, I like a little crust on them and for others I like them a little softer. Judi |
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| I would have second thoughts on boiling them in water. I use a lot of spices in the Wedding Meatballs. You would boil meat to make Soup, because the meat adds makes the flavor. Why boil the meatballs and throw the flavor down the drain ????? Next time I make meatballs, regular and small, I will have others do the test and let you know the the results. LOU |
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| After using a recipe posted by Sharon cb that called for simmering meatballs in beef or chicken broth , that's the only way I cook meatballs. Simmering briefly in the broth, basically just until they float, results in a soft textured meatball that holds it shape beautifully with no loss on flavour. |
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| Chase : Do you save the Broth to make Soup ??? When I make Chicken Wedding Soup, using Fresh Meatballs, I put them into the Simmering Soup. Thanks but I'll use Lou's Recipe ! Sharon : No offense !!! |
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