How to stop meatballs from falling apart?
This is my ingredient list for meatloaf and meat balls. I of course just chop everything extra small for meat balls, this is not exact as I do it a little different each time. Also the key to meat loaf/balls is in the feel of it. You want a kind of firm texture. It should hold it’s shape but not fall apart when you roll the balls. I also used to fry my meat balls but had basically the same problem as you. Now I bake them and have no problem what so ever. Sausage- sometimes Lean hamburger Green bell peppers (reds also if I have them) Onions Mushrooms Green Onions Eggs Ketchup Mustard B-B-Q sauce-sometimes teriyaki-more for meat balls Worcestershire sauce Dry ingredients of some kinds such as oatmeal, dried out bread, slightly crushed Plain cheerios, other cerals or crackers, etc…
be sure to put egg in your recipe and use cornstarch. It will not fall apart anymore. For my sauce, I mix 1/8 cup vinegar with 1 cup water, add sugar, 2 tbsps.tomato catsup, white ground pepper and 1 tbsp. of cornstarch. Mix very well till the conrstarch is dissolved, see if the sweet sour taste is alright with you. Cook in a medium fire stirring constantly till it thickens. I prepare it sometimes with slices of pineapple, thin slices of carrots and red and green peppers, it you want it special. Add tabasco sauce, if you like it hot.
