Minced meat basket with melting heart is a delicious and simple main course, easy to make, which you can cook either in the oven or in the air fryer. The meat will remain tender and tasty thanks to the bacon wrapping it. In the procedure, you will find both cooking methods so you can choose the most suitable one for you. Cooking time for minced meat baskets in the air fryer may vary depending on the type of air fryer you use. This is the AIR FRYER I use. I recommend checking out 50 RECIPES FOR THE AIR FRYER and all the recipes with the air fryer, you will surely find other tasty dishes to try. They are a sort of single-serving meatballs with a melting heart that you can serve accompanied by grilled vegetables, salad, or even fries. If, like me, you love meatballs, don’t miss my collection of MEATBALL RECIPES for every occasion. Now let’s see how to make minced meat baskets with a melting heart, and if you try them, let me know. Barbara
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients to prepare Minced meat baskets with melting heart
- 1.1 lbs ground beef
- 8 slices raw smoked bacon
- 1 egg
- 1 potato
- 4 tbsps breadcrumbs
- to taste parsley
- to taste salt
- 4 slices cheese (I use scamorza)
Tools
- Cupcake Molds
- Parsley Chopper
How to prepare Minced meat baskets with melting heart
Let’s start preparing the minced meat baskets with a melting heart. Pour the minced meat, the egg into the bowl
a boiled and mashed potato,
and chopped parsley,
mix well to blend the ingredients with the meat,
then add the breadcrumbs and mix well to have a compact mixture and make sure the breadcrumbs blend with the meat.
Place two slices of raw smoked bacon on each cupcake mold, arranging them in a cross,
take part of the mixture and place it on the base and edge
add a piece of melted cheese in the center,
and cover everything with more minced meat.
Fold the slices of bacon over the minced meat and bake in a preheated static oven at 350°F for 30 minutes.
Once cooking is complete, turn the cupcake mold onto the plate and serve the Minced meat basket with melting heart piping hot.
If you decide to cook the minced meat baskets in the air fryer, place the molds in the air fryer basket and cook at 375°F for 20 minutes.
