Irresistible Meatballs For every Occcasion

Welcome to Home Cooking Haven, where we celebrate the art of creating  Meatballs For every Occasion. Whether you're looking to elevate your pasta dish or craving a standalone appetizer, our meatballs are sure to satisfy your tastebuds.

Bursting with flavor and made with love, these tender morsels are a harmonious blend of juicy meat, aromatic herbs, and a touch of ingredients that will leave you craving for more.

Join us as we explore the world of Meatballs for every Occasion that can be served Italian style on a bed of pasta, or on a bed of delicious Basmati rice, or perfectly mashed potatoes and as a stand-alone plate with other snacks for a cocktail evening.

Get ready to embark on a culinary adventure that will take your taste buds on a journey they won't soon forget.

Ingredients Salt & Pepper 50g fresh white bread crumb. 1 onion chopped. 1tsp Robertsons mixed dry herbs. 26g flour. 125ml milk. 500g lean beef mince 1 egg beaten. Salt and pepper to taste. 30 grams margarine. 1 egg beaten. 15ml oil. 300ml water.  1 box macaroni. 1 box Knorr Macaroni and cheese.

Method Combine breadcrumbs, mince, egg, dried herbs, and seasoning. Roll into 20 balls, coating in flour. Refrigerate for 10 min before frying in batches in oil. Place the milk, boiling water and margarine in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Add the contents of the  macaroni sachet. Simmer for 10 mins, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, cover and stand for 2 mins. Succulent meatballs

Picture these perfectly cooked meatballs on a bed of al dente macaroni, smothered in a velvety cheese sauce!!

Now.........don't go away we have added on a delicious Italian Orzo salad, to finish your meal with a culinary Bang!

Italian Orzo Salad 

Welcome to the realm of Italian culinary bliss with our delectable recipe for Italian Orzo Salad.

This vibrant creation is a celebration of flavors, textures and colors that will transport you straight to the sun-kissed streets of Italy.

This ultimate comfort meal is perfect for cozy nights in. family datherings, or anytime you are craving a heartwarming satisfying dish.

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Oven Temp's

Cooking Terms and Tips

Al Dente: Usually applied to Pasta, means cooked until just done, but not soft. The pasta should still maintain some "bite:

Barbeque:  To cook foods over coals, known as a Braai in South Africa (The best in the world for this type of cooking).

Baste: To moisten food for added flavor and to prevent drying out while cooking.

Blanch: To cook briefly in boiling water to seal in flavour and color.

Bouquet Garni: A tied bundle of herbs, usually parsley, thyme, and bay leaves that are added to flavor soups, stews, and sauces but removed before serving.

Braise: Two cook first by browning, then gently simmer till done.

Bread: To coat with crumbs or cornmeal before cooking.

Broil: To cook on a rack or spit during or over direct heat, usually in and on top.

Brown: Two cook over high heat, usually on top of the stove, to brown food.

Caramelize: To Heat sugar until it liquefies and becomes a syrup.

Core: To remove the seeds or tough woody centers from fruits and vegetables.

Cream: The butterfat portion of milk.   Also to beat ingredients, usually sugar and a fat, until smooth and fluffy.

Cube: To cut food into small ½ inch cubes.

Cut In: To distribute a solid fat in flour using a cutting motion, with 2 knives used scissors-fashion or a pastry blender, until divided evenly into tiny pieces.  Usually refers to making pastry.

Croutons: These are tiny cubes of toasted or fried bread, used as a garnish.

Coriander:  Also known as Dhania.

Dollop: A spoonful of soft food such as whipped cream or mashed potatoes.

Dot: To scatter butter in bits over food.

Dress: To coat foods such as salad with a sauce.  Also, to clean fish, poultry or game for cooking.

Drippings: Juices and fats rendered by meat or poultry while cooking.

Drizzle: To pour melted butter, oil, syrup, melted chocolate, or other liquid back and forth over food in a fine stream.

Experiment:   Always keep to the basics, but, take out and put in spices etc. to your tastes.

Fines Herbs: A mixture of herbs, normally parsley, chervil, chives and tarragon used to flavor fish, chicken and eggs.

Glace: To coat foods with glossy mixtures such as jellies or sauces.

Julienne: To cut into long thin strips match-sticklike in shape

Macerate: To soak in flavoured liquid; usually refers to fruit

Picked Over:  If you are working with lentils or other beans you might sometimes find a few little rocks that managed to sneak their way in, picked over means to make sure there are none left in what you are going to be using.

Poach: To cook gently over very low heat  is barely simmering liquid just to cover.

Puree: To mash or grind food until completely smooth. Usually in a food processor, blender, sieve, or food mill.

Ragout:  The basic method of preparation involves slow cooking over a low heat.

Reduce: To thicken a liquid and concentrate its flavor by boiling.

Render: To cook fatty meat or poultry - such as bacon or goose - over low heat to obtain drippings.

Sear:  To brown surface of meat quickly over a high heat, to seal in juices.

Simmer: To cook in liquid at just below boiling point, with only a few bubbles breaking the surface.

Skim:  To remove surface foam or fat from a liquid.

Seep:  To soak in a liquid just under the boiling point to extract the essence i.e. Tea.

Truss: To tie whole poultry with skin or skewers so it will hold its shape in cooking.

Whip: To beat eggs or cream with a wire whisk, eggbeater or electric mixer which increases the volume as air is incorporated into the eggs or cream.

Zest: The outer, colored part of the peel of citrus fruits.

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