Homemade Italian Meatballs
Making meatballs from scratch is both simple and fun. This recipe is incredibly easy, using just a few ingredients to create classic Italian-style meatballs🍡. They are the perfect addition to all your favorite dishes, including pasta, sandwiches🥪, soups, and even snacks.
👉🏻Ingredients list⚠️
1 egg
30ml water 💦
80g breadcrumbs 🥖
55g onion chopped
salt & black pepper to taste 🧂
450g lean ground beef
In a basic meatball recipe, eggs and breadcrumbs act as a binder, holding the ground beef together. Onions, salt, and pepper add just enough flavor🥩, making them versatile enough to shine in a variety of dishes. You can also incorporate other herbs and spices, such as oregano🌿, basil, parsley, or even use different types of meat. To avoid tough, chewy meatballs, avoid overmixing the meat, packing the balls too tightly, or using overly lean meat.
The best part is that once these meatballs are baked to perfection, you can freeze them beautifully❄️, making meal prep a breeze whenever you need it.
👉🏻✨Step
Preheat the oven to 175°C 🔥
In a bowl, mix together the eggs, water, breadcrumbs, onion, salt, and pepper🧂. Add the ground beef to the bowl. Stir gently but thoroughly with your hands. Avoid overmixing.
Shape the mixture into meatballs approximately 3.5cm in diameter and place them on a baking tray.
Bake at 175°C for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the meatballs reaches 58°C 🍽
