Learn how to prepare delicious meatballs in the oven, which is a lower-calorie version that maintains the flavor of those fried in oil.
Everyone is more than accustomed to meatballs fried in oil, but today we are going to teach you another way to prepare these delicacies: oven meatballs.
In this recipe, the preparation of the meatballs is the same, what changes is the way of baking, which in this case is in the oven, or even the Air Fryer. This option ends up being a little less caloric, as it is not fried in oil, but the flavor is the same or even tastier. Therefore, it is a great recipe option to make for lunch or dinner.
Anyway, The preparation time is just 45 minutes and makes 10 servings.
Take the opportunity to also check out the meatball sandwich recipe.
Oven meatballs recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 kg of ground beef
- 1 onion
- 2 teeth
- 1 ovo
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste (optional)
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- Chopped green flavor to taste
Preparation mode
- First, remove the ground beef from the refrigerator and prepare the other ingredients. In other words, peel and chop the onion and crush the garlic and chop the green chilli.
- In a large bowl, add the ground beef, and add the onion, garlic, and green chilli.
- Mix everything very well and season with salt and black pepper.
- Add the egg and breadcrumbs and mix until it becomes a homogeneous mixture.
- Then, divide the meat into portions and make meatball balls.
- Grease a large baking dish with olive oil or oil, and place all the meatballs.
- Then, brush a little olive oil over each of the balls.
- Bake the meatballs over a preheated heat at 200ºC for about 25 minutes, or until golden.
- It’s ready to serve as you prefer.
Tips for preparing oven-baked meatballs
- A very important tip is use ground beef at room temperature. Therefore, if it is in the refrigerator or frozen, the recommendation is to remove some before preparing the recipe.
- Another very good tip is Grease your hands with olive oil when rolling the balls.
- If you want and like it, You can fill the meatballs with cheese or any other filling of your choice.but it is optional.
- When placing the balls on the baking sheetit is important to leave space between them to avoid sticking.
- Furthermore, Be careful not to leave it in the oven for too long or it will dry out.
- This recipe can also be made in the Air Fryer; The preparation method is the same as in the oven.
- Finally, when serving, you can cook the meatballs in tomato sauce, or serve as is.
So, did you like this recipe? So, also check out the best recipes with ground beef.
Sources: Tudo Gostoso Comidinhas do Chef Panelinha
