How to make meatballs: 20 different options

How to make meatballs

You can make meatballs from minced meat or fish. These balls are especially tasty when two or three types of meat are mixed and seasoned with finely chopped onions, garlic, salt, pepper, and herbs. Most recipes contain eggs and breadcrumbs.

You can also add vegetables and cereals to the meatballs to add a bright flavor to the dish.

1. Meatballs

Ingredients

300 g minced pork or 150 g each pork and minced beef;
½ medium onion;
1 bunch of greens;
1 chicken egg;
salt, pepper - to taste;
1 tablespoon milk powder or cream.

Preparation

Peel the onion and chop it finely.

Put the minced meat in a bowl and add the onion to it.

Chop the greens and add to the minced meat.

Break a chicken egg into the minced meat. Season with salt and pepper.

Stir the resulting mass well so that the minced meat is homogeneous and tender.

To make the meatballs even more tender and creamy, add 1 tablespoon of powdered milk or cream to the minced meat.

You can replace the powder with a combination of butter and soaked white bread. Soak 150 g of bread crumb in 100 ml of water or milk for 10 minutes. Drain off excess liquid and add the loaf to the minced meat. Then send 30 g of butter.

Form the minced meatballs with wet hands. Choose the size at your discretion, but remember that the optimal meat ball is 2-3 cm in diameter.

2. Fish meatballs

Ingredients

300 g boneless white fish fillets;
1 egg;
2 tablespoons flour;
salt, pepper - to taste;
50 g butter;
a small bunch of green onions.

Preparation

Blot the fish fillets with a paper towel to remove excess moisture, chop with a meat grinder or blender. Add egg, flour, salt and pepper to the mixture. Stir the mixture thoroughly until smooth. Grate the butter, finely chop the green onion. Add the ingredients to the minced meat and stir again. Form the minced meat into meatballs.

3. Chicken meatballs

Ingredients

250 g chicken fillet;
1 onion;
a small bunch of cilantro;
100 g of white bread;
75 ml of water or milk;
1 chicken egg;
½ teaspoon salt;
pepper to taste.

Preparation

Rinse the chicken fillet, remove the veins, excess fat and cut into small pieces. Peel the onion and cut into several pieces. Place the ingredients in a blender or food processor and simmer on medium speed for 2-3 minutes.

Wash cilantro or other greens, chop finely. Soak the bread crumb in water or milk for 5-7 minutes, then squeeze to remove excess moisture. Add an egg, softened bread, cilantro, salt and pepper to the minced meat. Grind on medium speed for 3-4 minutes.

Wet your hands with water and make meat balls no more than 4 cm in diameter.

4. Meatballs with vegetables

Ingredients

250 g of meat;
150 g cauliflower;
1 egg;
20 g ginger;
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons of bread crumbs;
salt to taste.

Preparation

Scroll the meat (ideally chicken) in a meat grinder or blender. Rinse the cauliflower, separate the inflorescences, put in boiling water for 5-7 minutes. Then cool the cabbage a little, chop it in a blender and put it in the minced meat. Add egg, grated ginger, soy sauce and bread crumbs. Mix well and mold into small balls.

5. IKEA Meatballs

Ingredients

1 medium potato;
1 onion;
1 tablespoon olive oil
40 g bread crumbs;
250 g minced pork;
250 g ground beef;
1 egg;
50 ml of milk;
salt, pepper - to taste.

Preparation

Boil the potatoes, cool, peel and mash with a fork. Chop the onion and fry with a spoonful of olive oil until transparent. Add crackers, fried onions, both types of minced meat, egg and milk to mashed potatoes. Season with salt and pepper and stir well with your hands. To obtain a more homogeneous mass, beat the minced meat several times. Then shape the balls.

What to cook with meatballs

Meatballs are used both as an ingredient and as an independent dish. They are boiled, fried, stewed, baked.

1. How to make meatball soup

Ingredients

½ bell pepper;
1 carrot;
2-3 potatoes;
½ medium onion;
2 ½ liters of water;
meatballs from 300 g minced meat;
salt, pepper - to taste;
greens, sour cream - for serving.

Preparation

Wash the vegetables. Peel the bell pepper and cut into small cubes. Chop the carrots in the same way.

Peel and slice the potatoes. Chop the onion.

Put a pot of water on fire. Once the water boils, reduce heat and add the onion. When bubbles reappear on the surface of the liquid, add the carrots and peppers.

Bring the broth to a boil and toss the potatoes into the pot.

10–12 minutes after boiling (about the same time until the water and potatoes boil) add the meatballs to the soup.

If a white meat scum forms on the surface, remove it. If you want a clear broth, cook the meatballs first for 2-3 minutes. Then drain the water and prepare the recipe for the soup.

Cook the meatball soup for 10-12 minutes. Then salt and pepper the soup. Then remove the pan from the heat, cover and let sit for 10 minutes for the soup to sit. Serve the soup hot with herbs, sour cream and black bread.

This soup is good as a base. You can make different variations of it by adding vermicelli, pearl barley, rice.

2. How to bake meatballs

Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil. Arrange the meatballs and place them in an oven preheated to 180 ° C. Chicken and fish balls will be baked in 20-25 minutes, meat balls in 30-35.

3. How to stew meatballs in tomato sauce

Ingredients

2 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
2 tablespoons of butter;
2-3 cloves of garlic;
1 medium onion;
5-6 medium tomatoes;
1 glass of water;
1 1/2 tablespoon sugar
salt, pepper - to taste;
½ teaspoon turmeric
meatballs from 700 g minced meat.

Preparation

Heat vegetable oil over medium heat, add butter and sauté the garlic. After a couple of minutes, remove the garlic, put the chopped onion into the pan and sauté over medium heat for 5 minutes. Chop the tomatoes, put them in a blender and puree. Add tomatoes, water, sugar, salt, pepper and turmeric to the onion. Stir and simmer for 10-15 minutes.

Place the meatballs in the tomato sauce so that the tops come out. Turn the balls over gently and pour the sauce over them. After boiling, simmer chicken meatballs for 15 minutes, and fish or meatballs, covered for 20-25 minutes. Serve hot with tomato sauce.

4. How to fry meatballs

It is according to this recipe that the famous Swedish IKEA meatballs are prepared.

Ingredients

For frying:

meatballs from 500 g minced meat;
wheat flour;
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons of butter.

For berry sauce:

50 ml of water;
30 g sugar;
a pinch of cinnamon;
dried ginger;
100 g lingonberries or cranberries.

For the cream sauce:

200 ml of meat broth;
100 ml of milk;
1 tablespoon flour;
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
salt, black pepper - to taste.

Preparation

Dip the meatballs in flour. Pour olive oil into the pan and add butter. In this mixture, fry the meatballs until tender, 10-12 minutes, remembering to turn over. Remove the finished meatballs from the heat and let it brew under the lid. Prepare the sauce at this time.

Start with berry. Pour water into a saucepan, add sugar, cinnamon and ginger. Bring to a boil. Add the berries and mash them well. Cover the sauce and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

In a second saucepan, heat the broth, add the milk and bring to a boil. Dissolve starch and flour with a tablespoon of water and add to the sauce. Pour in soy sauce, salt and pepper. Cook until thickened over low heat.

These meatballs are best served with boiled potatoes and a creamy sauce. Place the berry sauce separately.