Boitumelo Seimela
Homemade meatballs make a delicious meal, but if you’d like to make them extra special, stuff them with rich cheese. Combine a basic meatball mixture using ground beef or a combination of beef and lamb. Wrap the meatball mixture around your favorite cheese (like mozzarella), so the cheese is encased in meat. You can then fry the meatballs for a quick and crispy dish or bake them for tender meatballs. Serve the stuffed meatballs immediately so the gooey cheese can ooze out of them.
Ingredients
For Baked Stuffed Meatballs
Makes 20 stuffed meatballs
*1 pound(454g) of ground beef
*3/4 cup (70g) of plain bread crumbs
*1/2 cup (50g) of grated Parmesan cheese
*1/2 cup (120ml) of water
*2 tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley
*1 egg
*1 1/2 teaspoons of garlic powder
*1 teaspoon of salt
*3/4 teaspoon of black pepper
*1(8-ounce or 226g) block of mozzarella, cut into 20(1/2-inch or 12mm) cubes
For Fried Stuffed Meatballs
Makes 23 stuffed meatballs
*3/4 pound (350g) of lean ground beef
*2/3 cup (150g) of ground lamb
*1 oonion, grated
*1/2 teaspoon of salt
*1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper
*1/4 teaspoon of ground cumin
*1 1/3 cups (150g) of shredded cheese(like mozzarella)
*2 tablespoons of olive oil to fry
*2 tablespoons of fresh parsley, minced
Method one(Baked Stuffed Meatballs)
*Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and cut the cheese
*Combine the meatball ingredients and prepare a baking sheet
*Form the stuffed meatballs, press one cheese cube in the center of it
*Bake the stuffed meatballs
Method two(Fried Stuffed Meatballs)
*Make and freeze shredded cheese balls
*Grate the onion and combine it with the meat
*Season and chill the meatballs
*Fry the meatballs
*And serve
