Meatballs

Does this sound familiar? You’re really in the mood for hearty home-style cooking, but you don’t want to spend forever in the kitchen preparing everything by hand. Then these meatballs are just the thing for you.

Thanks to the Thermomix®, the meatball mixture is ready in no time, and the tedious, time-consuming task of kneading by hand is almost completely eliminated.

The combination of the mixed ground meat, fresh potatoes, and soaked white bread makes the mixture really nice and uniform, and the finished patties turn out wonderfully juicy.

Ich empfehle dir dieses Gericht, denn es ist:

• Quick and easy to prepare
• wonderfully moist thanks to the potatoes and white bread
• Perfect for Thermomix® beginners
• A great family meal for everyday life
• perfect for using up stale bread
• Really delicious both hot and cold
• kneaded in the mixing bowl with minimal effort
• a down-to-earth meal without any frills

Meine Tipps zur Zubereitung

Let the chopped mixture of potatoes and onions drain thoroughly in a colander, and squeeze out the liquid so the meatball mixture doesn’t get too wet.

The white bread must be squeezed out thoroughly before adding it to the mixing bowl. If there is still too much water in the bread, the meatballs will fall apart easily later in the pan.

Lightly moisten your hands before shaping the meat. This prevents the ground meat mixture from sticking to your fingers and helps you form nice, even portions.

Heat the oil in the pan well before adding the meatballs. This will help them form a nice crust quickly and prevent them from soaking up too much fat.

Storage options

Yes, that works really well. Meatballs are a true classic when it comes to preparing in advance and storing.

After frying them, you can simply let them cool and store them in the refrigerator, well covered, for one to two days.

To reheat them, just pop them back in the pan for a moment or heat them up in the microwave. They still taste great cold on a slice of bread the next day, too.

Options

Alternative bread: If you don’t have any light white bread at home, this recipe works just as well with stale rolls or yesterday’s toast.

Type of meat: Instead of mixed ground meat, you can, of course, use pure ground beef for this recipe. The meatballs will then have an even richer flavor.

Here are the ingredients you’ll need for meatballs

• 500 g mixed ground meat
• 2 onions (about 100 g)
• 250 g stale white bread (or, alternatively, toast or rolls from the day before)
• 250 g potatoes (peeled and diced)
• 1 teaspoon salt, heaping
• 1 teaspoon pepper

In addition:

• Oil for frying

Here’s How to Make Meatballs

Preparation:

First, soak the white bread in warm water and let it absorb all the water.

Peel the onions and cut them in half. Peel the potatoes and cut them into large chunks. Put both into the mixing bowl and chop them up 4 sec. / Level 6 . Use the spatula to push everything from the edge down toward the center, and chop it up again if necessary 2 sec. / Level 6 , until everything is finely chopped.

Place the chopped onion-potato mixture in a colander and let it drain thoroughly. Gently squeeze out any excess liquid.

Next, add the ground meat, salt, and pepper to the mixing bowl. Squeeze the soaked white bread well and add it, too. Add the drained potato-onion mixture as well.

Mix everything together roughly with the spatula. Then let the mixture 1 min. / Kneading stage Mix until all the ingredients are well combined. The mixture should now be smooth and hold together well.

Shape the ground meat mixture into about 25 meatballs of equal size. You can lightly moisten your hands so the mixture doesn’t stick as much.

Now heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. There should be enough oil so that the meatballs are about halfway submerged. Fry the meatballs one at a time in the hot pan until they’re golden brown and cooked through on each side. This takes about 4–6 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of the meatballs.

Place the cooked meatballs on paper towels to drain off any excess fat. Serve them immediately.

Enjoy your meal!

Well, now I hope you have a lot of fun trying this out!

Here’s another recipe you might like: Spaghetti Bolognese

Your Christoph

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