I also have never had a frozen bought meatball that wasn't gross. I believe one of the reasons being is they use a machine to mix. This makes them more paste like and thoroughly disgusting. I have had meatballs at parties and admit to trying more than one but usually because I liked the sauce!
Use only your fingers to mix your ingredients. Keep them stiff and using a kneading motion, bring ingredients in from the edges and poke them down into the centre. This goes for meatballs and meatloaf.
Another key ingredients is stale bread 'croutons' soaked in milk, squeeze out excess milk and incorporate into your meat.
They become unbelievably tender!
Want a quick meal without all the mixing? Just make a huge batch and freeze them! - Homemade frozen meatballs right beside your frozen sauce you always have on hand.
I also bought a meatball gadget, looks like a pair of scissors. Melon baller and ice-cream scoops for different sizes but like my 1" gadget best.
Just dip in water between scoops. Much easier to release.
Use only your fingers to mix your ingredients. Keep them stiff and using a kneading motion, bring ingredients in from the edges and poke them down into the centre. This goes for meatballs and meatloaf.
Another key ingredients is stale bread 'croutons' soaked in milk, squeeze out excess milk and incorporate into your meat.
They become unbelievably tender!
Want a quick meal without all the mixing? Just make a huge batch and freeze them! - Homemade frozen meatballs right beside your frozen sauce you always have on hand.
I also bought a meatball gadget, looks like a pair of scissors. Melon baller and ice-cream scoops for different sizes but like my 1" gadget best.
Just dip in water between scoops. Much easier to release.