As its name suggest, meatballs are ball-shaped that are mainly composed of minced meat and added with onions, spices and breadcrumbs. The choice of meat depends on your preference and which recipe you will use it for. Since meatballs are frequently used after it was cooked for several recipes, particularly Italian or Swedish dishes. However, this food can be added to dozens of other cuisines too.
Even though the ingredients for meatballs may vary in some countries, the basic ingredients are often being utilized; it just differs on the seasonings and flavorings added. To prove, let us go over the basic ingredients, as well as, how to cook meatballs.
Basically, you need to prepare a kilo of ground meat which is the primary ingredient. Some the items added includes:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup onions (chopped)
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 egg (large)
- 1/3 cup of breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Olive oil
- Garlic (chopped)
- Other herbs and spices ( depends on your choices)
- Frying pan
Once you prepared the ingredients above, it is now time to move to the next level on how to cook meatballs.
Instructions:
The cooking process starts with making the meatballs. Simply follow the instructions below:
1. Prepare a large bowl, mix all the prepared ingredients. Mix them evenly so that it would be easy to form the meat into a fine mass. It doesn’t matter how big or small the size of the meatball is. It depends on your liking. Make sure you wash your hands first.
2. Now, it is cooking time! You have two choices to cook this meat, through frying by pan and baking or grilling using the oven.Frying pan cooking: This is the simplest and the easiest way to cook meatballs.
1. Heat the pan and pour appropriate amount of vegetable oil or olive oil.
2. Drop the meatballs one at a time. And then, fry for approximately 15 to 20 minutes or until they turned brown. Also, use medium heat when frying.
3. Drain the excess oil by placing the meatballs on paper towels.
4. Serve them alone or add the meatballs for another recipe you would cook.Cooking in the oven:
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease the baking sheet with oil.
2. Arrange the meatballs accordingly.
3. Load them in the oven, and cook for 25 minutes until they become brown.
4. Serve or set aside for a while to be use for other recipes.



