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Home Cooking tips How to make meatballs

How to make meatballs

1 Make sure you chop the onion very finely or the meatballs are likely to fall apart - don't be tempted to chop the onion in a food processor or the onion will be too wet. Make sure you use day old crusty bread for crumbs - sliced bread does not make good breadcrumbs.
2 Shape the meatballs with damp hands so the mixture doesn't stick to your hands. Don't make the meatballs too large or they will take too long to cook, large marble size is ideal. Before you make the meatballs, check that the seasoning is right by frying and tasting a spoonful of it, adjust the seasoning as necessary. You can cook them straight away or leave to chill for as long as you can.
3 Make sure the oil is hot in your frying pan so that the heat seals the meat as soon as they are fried. Leave them to fry for a couple of minutes undisturbed before you carefully turn each one over with tongs. Once browned, turn the heat down so they cook gently, don't stir too often.
4 Add a jar of pasta sauce and leave the meat balls to simmer for 15-20 minutes without stirring and until the meatballs are no longer pink in the centre- cut one open to test.