Meatballs!

[Phteven]

Olive can you please cut and paste the recipe on here.
I just can't get meatballs right. I've tried so many recipes and they never measure up to the meatballs my neighbour used to give me many years ago.

[OceanPrincess]

Ohhh yum yum yum, they all sound lovely. I want to go home and start cooking dinner now!

Going to have to experiment with chicken and lamb mince! Are they both readily available at Coles etc? Or a butcher I assume would be stock them?

[LuluHB]

Chicken mince, finely chopped red chilli, finely shredded shallots, crushed garlic, chopped fresh coriander. Sweet chilli sauce for dunking. If I'm doing them for a more special occasion then I also mix in some finely chopped prawns.

I steam them and they are so incredibly moist and yum. My kids don't eat them (but then my kids don't eat anything so that doesn't count) but everyone else loves them.

[sloane]

yum! i make the pioneer woman's meatballs - mix of beef & pork mince with some garlic, egg, fresh breadcrumbs & parmesan. i love them!

[Mak]

OP - chicken, turkey, pork, lamb, veal mince all available at Coles/Woolies around here.

[mrscricket]

I use the Donna Hay recipe - it's 2 slices of wholemeal bread soaked in milk for 5 minutes, then torn up and mixed together with 500g mince, garlic, onions,and egg. I also add in some grated carrot and zucchini, grated cheese and some Italian herbs. It's a good recipe to use if you don't have any breadcrumbs. Bake in the oven on 200 for 20 minutes then pour over either a tin of chopped tomatoes or a pasta sauce jar and cook for another 15 minutes, or until sauce is heated through.

We either have it with pasta or both the boys love it with mashed potato. It's a good way of getting some *hidden* veggies into them as well! It is one of my favourite, easy meals to make. I also sometimes just double the quantaties to make a double batch and freeze half. Great for 'can't be bothered' nights!

[Olive]

Will do onyx

[MrsFabuloso]

This is our dinner tonight...

Porcupine meat balls

420g can concentrated tomato soup
3-4 grated mushrooms
1 grated carrot
1 grated zucchini
500g beef mince
1 brown onion, grated
1/2 cup long-grain rice, rinsed
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped
1 3/4 cups of water
mashed potato, to serve

Method
Grate the vegetables and let sit for a while, then squeeze out the moisture in them. (I usually put the juices into the sauce to add flavour!)

Place soup and 1 3/4 cups cold water in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to the boil.

Meanwhile, combine mince, vegetables, rice, garlic and parsley in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Using 1 tablespoonful mixture at a time, roll mixture into balls.

Add meatballs to boiling soup. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 40 minutes or until rice tender and meatballs cooked through. Serve with mashed potato.