Homemade meatballs are so easy to make that you don't need a recipe: all you need is imagination. We suggest only a few new ingredients and some combinations that you may not have thought of yet.
Homemade Meatballs: the Classic Recipe
The classic recipe for homemade meatballs includes a mixture of raw minced meat, stale bread soaked in milk, eggs, garlic, cheese, parsley, breadcrumbs and salt. First, soak the bread in a little milk, reducing it into smaller pieces. Then squeeze it with your hands and mix it well with the minced meat, adding a pinch of salt. Add the eggs (one for every 9 oz of minced meat), grated cheese to taste, chopped parsley and a little chopped garlic. With this mixture, prepare some meatballs, rotating and kneading the mixture with your hands. Then dip the meatballs into the egg and breadcrumb mixtures to fry them or cook them in the oven. If you want to cook them in a sauce, just dip them in a veil of flour.
Homemade Meatballs: the Vegetarian Recipe
Homemade meatballs lend themselves to many recipes, even vegetarian ones! To prepare them, the easiest method is to boil the vegetables we want to use like potatoes, carrots, peas, broccoli, cauliflowers and spinach. Dry them well and cut them into pieces. Then mix them with a beaten egg, plenty of grated cheese, breadcrumbs, salt and a pinch of pepper. These meatballs can also be dipped in the egg, breadcrumb or flour mixtures and then baked or fried.
Homemade Meatballs: the Perfect Sauce
The perfect sauce for cooking homemade meatballs is a classic tomato sauce – made by sautéeing a clove of garlic in a pan with a little olive oil. Once golden-brown, remove it and add the tomato sauce, making sure it has enough liquid. In fact, the sauce will have to simmer for the entire duration of cooking the meatballs without drying out!
Homemade Meatballs: We Love the Fish Recipe!
If homemade meatballs are a great classic even in the vegetarian version, then it's the fish recipe that’s stolen our hearts! Tasty and delicate, they are also a great idea to accompany a glass of white wine when it's time for an aperitif. Our favorite fish meatball recipe is prepared simply by mixing boiled potatoes, drained canned tuna and capers. The dough is then used to form small balls that can be floured, fried and enjoyed!