If you need 100 meatballs

I don't like many frozen meatballs (there's something so off about them), but I think trader joe's party size are ok. (they are slightly smaller - in with the appetizers not the frozen meat area).

I also think Ikea's are decent.

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02/14/2024 21:05

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Anonymous wrote:Costco.

+1, but if you want to take them up a notch move them around on the pan at the 10-minute mark so they're a browned on more than one side.

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02/14/2024 21:08

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I don’t use a recipe, I just eyeball it because my husband’s family makes and eats a lot of meatballs and I learned from his mom. However the game changer in making large quantities is that I bought a metal “cookie scoop” and use that to portion out the balls onto my cutting boards and enlist my elementary age kids to roll them into nicely shaped balls. We’re like a meatball assembly line. I make meatballs for big parties and they are always gobbled up.

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02/14/2024 21:13

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t use a recipe, I just eyeball it because my husband’s family makes and eats a lot of meatballs and I learned from his mom. However the game changer in making large quantities is that I bought a metal “cookie scoop” and use that to portion out the balls onto my cutting boards and enlist my elementary age kids to roll them into nicely shaped balls. We’re like a meatball assembly line. I make meatballs for big parties and they are always gobbled up.

How do you serve them at a party? W/ sauce and or pasta? Small with toothpicks?

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02/14/2024 21:15

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t use a recipe, I just eyeball it because my husband’s family makes and eats a lot of meatballs and I learned from his mom. However the game changer in making large quantities is that I bought a metal “cookie scoop” and use that to portion out the balls onto my cutting boards and enlist my elementary age kids to roll them into nicely shaped balls. We’re like a meatball assembly line. I make meatballs for big parties and they are always gobbled up.

The recipe is roughly -
Per 1lb of meat: soak a slice of white bread in milk and squeeze most of the milk out. Mix meat, wet bread, 1 large egg, and 1 clove of garlic put through the garlic press.
Add fresh or dried oregano, salt, and pepper to taste.
If you want to be fancy, add Parmesan cheese and fresh basil to the mix. If they are too soft, add some plain breadcrumbs.

I usually use 1/2 turkey and 1/2 pork, but for parties I avoid pork and use turkey alone or turkey and beef depending on the guests.

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02/14/2024 21:17

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Costco - bag has 140 meatballs.

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02/14/2024 21:17

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t use a recipe, I just eyeball it because my husband’s family makes and eats a lot of meatballs and I learned from his mom. However the game changer in making large quantities is that I bought a metal “cookie scoop” and use that to portion out the balls onto my cutting boards and enlist my elementary age kids to roll them into nicely shaped balls. We’re like a meatball assembly line. I make meatballs for big parties and they are always gobbled up.

How do you serve them at a party? W/ sauce and or pasta? Small with toothpicks?

In a crock pot with sauce and a bowl of toothpicks next to it. Sauté garlic in olive oil, add crushed tomatoes and simmer for 30 min. Take off the heat and when it is not bubbling, stir in a tub of creme fraiche to make an easy sauce.

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02/14/2024 21:18

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t use a recipe, I just eyeball it because my husband’s family makes and eats a lot of meatballs and I learned from his mom. However the game changer in making large quantities is that I bought a metal “cookie scoop” and use that to portion out the balls onto my cutting boards and enlist my elementary age kids to roll them into nicely shaped balls. We’re like a meatball assembly line. I make meatballs for big parties and they are always gobbled up.

The recipe is roughly -
Per 1lb of meat: soak a slice of white bread in milk and squeeze most of the milk out. Mix meat, wet bread, 1 large egg, and 1 clove of garlic put through the garlic press.
Add fresh or dried oregano, salt, and pepper to taste.
If you want to be fancy, add Parmesan cheese and fresh basil to the mix. If they are too soft, add some plain breadcrumbs.

I usually use 1/2 turkey and 1/2 pork, but for parties I avoid pork and use turkey alone or turkey and beef depending on the guests.

NP - I use a very similar recipe, and the cookie scoop really does make a difference for large quantities!! It used to bother me that they airways ended up with one flat side, not perfect spheres. That no longer bothers me