Best Perfect Meatballs Recipes

ALWAYS PERFECT SWEET AND SOUR MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix together beef, garlic powder, onion powder, egg, and matzo meal.
• Form into small balls and set aside.
• Pour chili sauce into medium saucepan.
• Refill bottle with water, shake well, and add to pot.
• Add the brown sugar and lemon juice, and mix.
• Bring sauce to a boil.
• Taste and adjust amounts of lemon juice and brown sugar to taste.
• Drop in meatballs.
• Return to boil, cover, and simmer for at least 20 minutes (but you can leave it on for much longer if you forget).
• VARIATION #1:For chili sauce, you can substitute either tomato sauce or tomato juice or diced canned tomatoes, and adjust the sweeteners and water accordingly. You just want it to be a saucy consistency, not too thick or thin. If you use plain tomato juice or sauce, you can add in some garlic powder or other seasoning. The sky is the limit. But, do NOT use spaghetti sauce!
• VARIATION #2:For matzo meal you can substitute bread crumbs, oatmeal, a little flour, or any other binding agent.
• VARIATION #3:For brown sugar you can substitute real maple syrup, sugar, honey, grape jelly, or any other real sweetener. (Do not use nutrisweet or any other artificial sweetener!).

PERFECT MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Grate the onion, set aside (will include a lot of juice, or water).
• Mince the garlic very finely, put the salt and olive oil onto it, and with the back end of a chef's knife, work the garlic into a paste.
• ** Alternative, or if you don't know how to do this, just mince the garlic and onions as finely as you can.
• In a large bowl, add the meat, onion, garlic, egg, bread crumbs, parm cheese, basil, pesto, 3 tbsp olive oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
• Mix by hand just to combine - do not work it too much.
• Form into balls between the size of a golf ball and a large egg, not working the meat too much. Make as much as you can, about 11-12 and put on a plate.
• Heat the 4 tbsp olive oil on high heat in a saute pan.
• Brown the meatballs on all sides, about 2-3 minutes per side.
• Place the already prepared pomodoro sauce in a crock pot, or a large pot on the stove, and carefully add the meatballs.
• Cook for at least 3 hours on low (I cook mine for around 6 hours in a crock pot), stirring occasionally.

JUST PERFECT TURKEY SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix the ingredients from turkey to cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt.
• Shape mixture into 16 meatballs.
• Heat the oil in a deep skillet until hot. Add meatballs and cook, turning, until browned on all sides, in batches if necessary. Remove the meatballs from the skillet.
• Add the flour to the drippings in the skillet and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
• Add broth and the remaining 1/4 tsp salt. Cook, stirring, until thickened.
• Mix in sour cream and heat through.
• Return the meatballs to the skillet and cook until cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Garnish with parsley, if using.

PERFECT TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Into a medium bowl, mix all ingredients except the oil.
• Form into approximately 16 meatballs.
• Heat oil in skillet over medium-low heat and add meatballs, browning as desired.
• When browned as desired, add 1/2 - 3/4 cup water to skillet and cover with lid; simmer over medium-low heat for approximately 20 minutes or until a split meatball is no longer pink inside and the juices are clear.

PERFECT TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl mix the first 9 ingredients and form into balls of the size you desire
• 2. Put e.v.o.o. in a large frying pan and turn the heat to medium. While the oil is heating up roll each meatball in the extra cup of bread crumbs.
• 3. Pan fry meatballs until they are browned
• 4. Place chicken broth and fried meatballs in another large pan and bring to boil. Once it is boiling cover and turn down to simmer. Simmer until almost all of the chicken broth is gone. Check internal temperature of the meatballs to ensure they are fully cooked.
• 5. Serve with your choice of pasta and sauce or as a meatball sandwich and enjoy

THE PERFECT ITALIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Place all above ingredients in a medium sized bowl and mix thoroughly by hand until they are completely combined and the mixture is uniformly firm. Coat your hands in olive oil, and using your hands form mixture into 3-4 oz. balls Drop the meatballs into Fabio's tomato sauce (see recipe here) and add some water so that the sauce can reduce and simmer. Let cook for about 10 minutes on one side. Turn them over, add some more water and cook for another 10 minutes, covering in the sauce with a spoon as they simmer. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with chopped parsley, salt and pepper, more shaved parmegiano reggiano and a drizzle of olive oil, of course!

PERFECT MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350.
• Mix all ingredients together thoroughly (use your hands for best results).
• Roll into golf ball size meatballs.
• Arrange on a greased baking sheet.
• Bake for approximately 20-25 minutes, turning over halfway through.