How to make meatballs lighter/fluffier?

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precious

Wed, Nov 11 2020, 11:07 am

Mine always come out hard Sad

I mix eggs, oil, ground meat, breadcrumbs.
Then cook in tomato sauce and cranberry sauce.

watergirl

Wed, Nov 11 2020, 11:11 am

How are you cooking them? Boiling in the sauce? Searing? Oven?

heidi

Wed, Nov 11 2020, 11:13 am

Add eggs, oatmeal and a bit of water to the ground meat. Skip the breadcrumbs. Comes out light and fluffy

hodeez

Wed, Nov 11 2020, 11:14 am

Don't overmix or overcook

precious

Wed, Nov 11 2020, 11:18 am

watergirl wrote:

How are you cooking them? Boiling in the sauce? Searing? Oven?

Boiling in sauce

JoyInTheMorning

Wed, Nov 11 2020, 11:19 am

In addition to adding eggs and a bit of oatmeal, and not overhandling them, I'd suggest adding some grated carrot, zucchini, or potato. It makes the meatballs moist and fluffy.

mha3484

Wed, Nov 11 2020, 11:20 am

I get the best meatballs by soaking bread in non dairy milk instead of dried breadcrumbs. Keeps the meatballs sooo tender. This is the recipe that I learned it from originally. https://smittenkitchen.com/201.....alls/

This is one is also a winner its a similar idea using fresh breadcrumbs and water instead of "milk". I use nutritional yeast instead of the parmesan cheese but you can leave it out. https://smittenkitchen.com/200.....etti/

Learning

Wed, Nov 11 2020, 11:23 am

I add non dairy cream to the bread crumbs and eggs
nutpods Original, Unsweetened Dairy-Free Creamer, Whole30, Paleo, Keto, Non-GMO and Vegan, for Coffee, Tea and Cooking, Made from Almond and Coconut, 11.2 Fl Oz (Pack of 4) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01E.....psc=1

EsG

Wed, Nov 11 2020, 12:54 pm

Adding quick cooking oats. I find this makes a huge difference.

pause

Wed, Nov 11 2020, 12:57 pm

Add sauteed onions, at least one onion per pound of ground meat.

yksraya

Wed, Nov 11 2020, 1:03 pm

Left over challah, without the crust, soaked in water (and drained), instead of using bread crumbs, makes it very fluffy.

tp3

Wed, Nov 11 2020, 1:11 pm

Add another egg

Chayalle

Wed, Nov 11 2020, 2:05 pm

A tip I learned from my father's wife - I started using oatbran in place of breadcrumbs - and it's a little less than half (like 1/3 C oatbran to 1 c breadcrumbs).

I'm getting soft, almost fluffy meatballs.

ice coffee

Wed, Nov 11 2020, 3:11 pm

Adding about 1/2-1 c water to 2lb meat makes a huge difference

Angel

Wed, Nov 11 2020, 3:20 pm

Seltzer!! Just a little bit

ra_mom

Wed, Nov 11 2020, 4:03 pm

Soak bread in water, squeeze, then use in meatball mixture instead of crumbs. Alternative, use crumbs and just add about 1/3 cup water (test the texture) to make the mixture soft.

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