Grandma’s bread meatballs appetizer are a tasty and easy-to-make dish, delicious both hot and at room temperature. If you like, you can add an anchovy, pieces of olives, or some oregano. You can customize them in many ways. Many times you write to me asking how to use stale bread? This is an easy and delicious recipe, and you can either fry them or cook them in an air fryer. The cooking time for bread meatballs in an air fryer may vary depending on the type of air fryer you use. This is the AIR fryer I use. I recommend checking 50 AIR FRYER RECIPES and all recipes with air fryer; you’ll surely find other tasty dishes to try. Now let’s see how to make grandma’s bread meatballs, and if you try them, let me know. Barbara
I recommend trying these meatball recipes as well:
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Frying, Air frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 8.8 oz stale bread
- 6 tbsp milk
- to taste parsley
- to taste salt
- Half clove garlic
- 2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
Tools
- Oil Sprayer
- Air fryer paper liners
- Air fryer
- Air fryer paper
How to make grandma’s bread meatballs
Let’s start making grandma’s bread meatballs: cut the stale bread into pieces and place it in a bowl, add the milk and let it rest for 5 minutes.
Work with your hands so that the bread absorbs the milk well, you’ll see that you’ll get a homogeneous mixture. Then add the crushed garlic, chopped parsley, and grated cheese, mixing well to blend all the ingredients.
With your hands, take some of the mixture and, by rolling it between your hands, form meatballs the size of a walnut.
Pour some oil into a pot, place it on the stove and bring it to a temperature of 340°F. Add the meatballs a few at a time to the hot oil and let them brown. Once they are golden, drain them and transfer them to paper towels to absorb the excess oil, then salt them.
Place perforated parchment paper in the air fryer basket and arrange the meatballs. Add a few puffs of extra virgin olive oil and cook them at 400°F for 15 minutes, turning them halfway through to ensure they brown well. Once cooked, remove the basket, transfer the meatballs to a plate, and salt them.
How to store grandma’s bread meatballs
Store them at room temperature for 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 3/4 days
