Eggless meatballs that are incredibly soft and tasty. The recipe I’m sharing today came about by chance. I was preparing my meatballs for lunch and soaked 2 leftover rolls in milk, because I never like to waste food, especially bread. While mixing my meat mixture, I realized there was no need to add an egg — the mixture was already fine as it was. So now I want to tell you my recipe to prepare the eggless meatballs, the best you’ve ever tasted. If you are looking for how to make incredibly soft meatballs, it’s time to head to the kitchen and make these soft meatballs together with me.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Cooking time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4 Servings
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 433.21 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 13.25 (g) of which sugars 3.51 (g)
- Proteins 32.38 (g)
- Fat 27.57 (g) of which saturated 10.37 (g)of which unsaturated 9.65 (g)
- Fibers 0.76 (g)
- Sodium 564.18 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 200 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Soft Meatballs
- 1.1 lb ground meat (mixed (beef and pork) or veal)
- 2 rolls olive-oil rolls (or bread crumb)
- 7 fl oz milk
- 1/2 cup grated Grana Padano
- 1 bunch parsley
- as needed extra virgin olive oil
- as needed salt
Preparation of Eggless Meatballs
Break the rolls into pieces in a bowl and moisten them with the milk. Stir with a spoon and let them soften.
Place the ground meat, mixed or veal, in a bowl. Add a pinch of salt, the grated Grana Padano, the chopped parsley, and finally the bread slightly squeezed and broken up.
Mix the mixture well and form the meatballs. Take a small amount of the mixture with your hands and roll it between your palms to form the soft eggless meatballs.
Now all that remains is to cook them. You can simply cook them in a pan with a drizzle of oil as I did. Or you can bake them, fry them, or after pan-cooking toss them into a delicious tomato sauce.
See you tomorrow with a new recipe, hugs from Loredana
Loredana’s Tips
You can prepare the meatballs in advance and store them uncooked in a container in the fridge for one day. You can also freeze them either raw or cooked.
You can replace the rolls with bread crumb or with 4–5 slices of sandwich bread.
Also read my recipe for Lemon Chicken Meatballs
Your Questions
Can I toss the meatballs in the sauce?
Of course, you can first brown them in a pan or toss them directly into hot sauce.
What can I add to make them more flavorful?
You can add 150 grams of sausage meat or 80 grams of finely chopped mortadella to the ground meat.
