Questions tagged [meatballs]
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Boudin Balls, Isaac Toups - Question about cooling/refrigerating the boudin
I'd like to try Isaac Toups' recipe for boudin balls, for a cooking get-together with a friend of mine. We'll start in the afternoon; ideally, we'd like to have it done for (late) dinner that day.
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How to use frozen patties in recipes asking for ground beef like chili, meat sauce, and meatballs?
I have 40 pounds of decent quality beef patties (75/25) which came from the store as patties and I want to use it for something other than merely burgers.
How can I take a frozen beef patty and turn ...
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Does boiling meatball remove some flavor
I want to cook some meatballs by boiling them in plain water. Does this remove flavor from the meatballs?
I have a instantpot pressure cooker and I thought it would be way easier than baking for ...
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Blood essential to making delicious Bison Meatballs? [closed]
We got a few more bricks of bison than usual due to the Whole Foods sale - they seem to get more bloody the longer they sit in the fridge (1/14 date).
Tried making meatballs for the very first time. ...
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How to get cheese sauce to stick to meatballs
I want to serve meatballs that have been dipped in a melted white sauce or. fondue cheese... but would like to do it in a way that the cheese doesn't just slide off the meatballs but clings to it or ...
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Why is there potato in meatballs?
Living in Sweden I do eat meatballs almost everyday. What I've noticed is that most ready-to-eat meatballs you can buy in the store contains potato, potato flakes and potato starch. I'd never even ...
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How to stop mint flavor dying when cooking?
I notice albondigas recipes involve adding chopped mint leaves to the meatballs. Whenever I do this the minty smell is amazing coming from the freshly rolled uncooked balls however after cooking I ...
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Boiling meatballs, how long?
I would like to make some meatballs to go with a generic pasta dish. I am thinking about 10 balls from a pound of raw ground pork or beef. I have been searching for how to safely do this. Some say to ...
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Meatballs and Spaghetti in the InstantPot separately
I am pretty much a newbie at pressure cooking.
I've been following this recipe for meatballs and spaghetti, and it comes out great. The thing is that my kids would prefer that the spaghetti is not ...
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Beef meatballs look red inside but quickly disappear
Spaghetti and meatballs are red on the inside, but disappeared quickly. Is this just a chemical reaction, and the meatball is still thoroughly cooked? Meatballs are 1 inch in diameter, maybe 20-30 g.
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Batch Cooking Meatballs
I'm after batch cooking mini meatballs in sauce for my kids, so I'm wondering how best to prepare the meatballs so they can be frozen and reheated? I'm assuming it wouldn't be good to soak the ...
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Thai beef meatballs, how to get chewy texture and how corn flour and baking powder function in recipe?
I have attempted to make thai beef meat balls for about 10 times now and failed almost everytime. Thai beef meat balls need to be stretchy and have a chewy texture when finished.
I have tried mince ...
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How can I add flavor to meatballs which taste stale from being frozen too long?
My pre-cooked meatballs must have been frozen too long, they taste stale. I tried mashing them up and making sloppy joes but they still tasted stale. How can I season them to make them more edible?
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partially cooked meats
I am making tomato sauce. I plan to brown several kinds of meats and poultry today and finish cooking them in my tomato sauce tomorrow. Is there some health issue I should be concerned with ...
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How can I prevent meatballs fall apart? [duplicate]
Everytime I make meatballs they fall apart during cooking them. I used a several recipes such as a chinese lionshead meatballs and an indonesian recipe
and even a recipe from a michelin 3-star ...
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Is using vinegar a viable way to reduce burning? How would it affect taste?
In House, MD, in season six episode three the main character tags along to a cooking class with his best friend, Wilson. During the subsequent scene, they engage in a conversation which ends up ...
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Cook lentils before or after shaping into veggie meatballs?
I would like to make vegetarian meatballs out of green lentils. Will I get better results by grinding the lentils first into lentil flour and then forming into meatballs, or only grinding them after ...
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How many meats can make a meatball?
So I want make a Swedish meatball style meatloaf. When I make Swedish meatballs I usually use veal and ground pork, but I've always wanted to throw in some ground lamb and buffalo.
So the specific ...
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Why would gluten-free chicken meatballs involve pre-cooking 1/3 of the chicken before frying the formed meatballs?
I am looking at this recipe for gluten-free chicken meatballs and found this step to be odd. Anyone know what the purpose is? Is it related to the lack of gluten or somehow helping the balls to stay ...
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Benefits of boiling meatballs before frying them
I was watching a cooking show yesterday where the chef used a process I have never seen before, without explaining why. I've been wondering about it and can't come up with a satisfactory answer, which ...
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Ground Beef vs. Ground Pork
I have a meatball recipe that calls for ground beef, but all I have on hand is ground pork. How might that affect the binding of the ingredients and the cooking in general?
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A substitution for pork in Swedish meatballs
I am looking for a substitute for ground pork in Swedish meatballs. For religious reasons, I don't eat any kind of pork (I adhere to the Bible clean and unclean meat, fish, and fowl).
Would ground ...
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What purpose could baking soda and cream of tartar serve in a meatball recipe?
I came across a recipe for Italian-style meatballs today that includes two ingredients I've never seen used in any meatball recipe before: baking soda and cream of tartar. It also does not include any ...
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When baking meatballs for a soup, do I have to bake until the meat is fully cooked?
I'm making Italian Wedding Soup, and my recipe calls for oven-baking the meatballs for 7-9 minutes before adding them to the soup and boil/simmer for 5 minutes.
Maybe I made the meatballs a bit too ...
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How long is too long to cook meatballs in sauce?
We use ground Chuck for the meatballs when making meatball subs. No spices or chopped onion, just meat and the meat sauce is a basic tomato based concoction. Then we cook the meatballs(raw) in the ...
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Egg substitution in Indian meatball recipe
I am cooking for a dinner party in a couple of days and one of the friends is allergic to egg but the 2 recipes I found and like ask for eggs. The recipe that mum uses also asks for eggs to bind the ...
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Are meatballs different from Hamburgers other than in terms of size?
The recipes in for meatballs and hamburgers have their variations, but a lot of overlap. Many look almost the same. Other than the cooking method and size, is there a fundamental difference that sets ...
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How can I marinate meatballs without making them "mushy"?
I like to marinate my meatballs in a sauce on the stove for several hours, but they always seem to be "mushy" after cooking for so long. Is there a way to marinate the meatballs without having them ...
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How to make my meatballs more solid
I've been following a recipe for meatballs but they are far too loose for putting on the bbq. I thought I could maybe put them in the fridge before cooking them, or brown them in a pan before putting ...
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What is the proper way to bake meat balls in the oven?
I tried baking meat balls with various temperatures and meat mixtures (regular to extra lean); however, every time, I end up with lots of water oozing out of the meat ball.
How can I cook them with ...
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Why add breadcrumbs to meatballs?
Besides getting them to stay together, what other reason would there be for adding breadcrumbs to meatballs. Do they impart any particular flavor or texture?
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Meatballs in tomato sauce using a rice cooker
I have a package of frozen precooked Italian meatballs. I got a can of tomato sauce. I would like to cook the meatballs in a tomato sauce. I don't have a pot right now. I only have a 4-cup rice cooker ...
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Making meat balls in chicken marinade
I have this marinade in with I usually make chicken legs. It consists mainly of maple syrup, soy sauce, and sometimes ketchup.
Is it reasonable to put meat balls in that marinade? Is it OK to put ...
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What would be the difference between frying vs baking meatballs?
I'm sure the two techniques impart slightly different flavor profiles, but what are they? What are the circumstances where you would choose one method over the other? Would the recipe need to be ...
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What is the best way to re-serve day old meat balls?
I've noticed that meatballs are one type of food that often tastes much better the next day. So whenever I make meatballs, I make lots of extras and put them in my fridge to allow the flavors to "...
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How to keep a meatball round?
After seeing this question I started to think more about my meatballs and wonder how can I keep them round?
I have always been under the impression that you should first brown the outside and then ...
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Heating meatballs in pasta sauce
I made meatballs yesterday in the oven and I'm going to add them to pasta sauce tonight to heat them up and add them to spaghetti. My question is how long should I boil the meatballs for in the sauce ...
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How to stop meatballs falling apart when frying
I tried cooking meatballs as a change to what I usually cook but I found that they didn't stay together when being fried.
I made the meatballs with about 500g of mince, a chopped onion, some herbs ...
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