Can you post your meatballs recipe? It sounds tasty and I’m looking for new recipes to try (I learned to cook while I was a vegetarian and now I’m not but I have *no idea* how cooking meat dishes works).

v1als:

hell yeah I can! these worked out pretty well though they are without egg (the usual binding agent) because I didn’t have egg in the house when I made them lmao. they ended up tasting really good and didn’t end up dry or anything though!

as they’re baked you bake them in whatever sauce you want to eat them with. usually it’s a tomato sauce (I make my own) but really go nuts yanno. just make sure there’s enough to coat them as they bake so they don’t burn!

Lavrentiy’s Baked Kinda Spicy No Egg Because He Ran Out Meatballs

ingredients

• 500g beef mince
• one onion chopped finely (make sure it’s very fine or it’ll stop the mixture sticking together properly!)
• one tablespoon paprika
• two tablespoons breadcrumbs
• salt & pepper
• flour to coat the meatballs
• one teaspoon of chili powder
• one teaspoon cayenne pepper
• oil (I used olive oil; vegetable oil would likely work too)

equipment

• a large mixing bowl
• a frying pan
• an ovenproof dish
• some aluminium (kitchen) foil

how to make this pile of stuff into meatballs

• preheat ya oven (400F/200C)
• get a large mixing bowl and throw in the mince, the finely chopped onion, chili powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt, pepper, and bread crumbs 
• mix it all up. you’re gonna have to use your hands so it all mushes together nicely.
• using your hands, scoop out small amounts of the mixture and shape them into little balls. I used a tablespoon and took a reasonable scoop, and they made some nicely-sized ones. I think we managed to get 16 out of this mixture. 
• sprinkle some flour on a clean surface (like you’re about to knead bread) and lightly roll the meatballs in them so they have a nice coating
• heat some of the oil in the pan until it’s nice and hot (but not spitting at you) and throw the meatballs in
• lightly fry them so they’re slightly browned all over – you’re not cooking them, you’re just sealing in the flavour and juices
• put them into an ovenproof dish and set to the side

this is where you make whatever sauce it is you’re going to make, or tip the jar in, or what have you.

• pour sauce over meatballs so they’re nice and covered
• cover the dish with foil and put in the oven for 30-40 minutes
• about 10 minutes before they’re done, remove the foil so they have a chance to crisp up slightly
• serve them with whatever: rice or pasta, or in our case mashed potatoes!

bone app the teeth, babes