How to Make Meatballs.

Hello everyone, in this instructable, I will be showing you an easy way to make homemade delicious meatballs.

The first step is to gather the ingredients you will use throughout the whole process of making your meatballs. Some ingredient's quantity may vary depending on the amount of meatballs you want to make. In my case, I planned to make about 25 meatballs. The ingredients will be listed below.

- 1/2 pound of ground beef

- 1 egg

- 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper

- 4 garlic cloves

- salt (the amount is your choice)

- 1/2 teaspoon oregano

- 1/2 teaspoon cumin

- 1/2 cup bread crumbs (any type will work, mines were seasoned with cheese)

Optional Ingredients

-Tomatoes

The picture shows tomatoes as an optional ingredient. I used the tomatoes apart from the meatballs to make tomato sauce (which I will not be explaining how to do) The sauce is more of an optional addition to the meatballs.

The next step on the process is to mix the ingredients together. There is two parts to this Step and they are very messy and simple.

The First part will be to get a big sized bowl and place the following ingredients in it: Ground beef, peeper garlic, salt, oregano and cumin as you can see in the picture. Proceed to gently mix the ingredients with your hands until you see that everything is mixed properly.

For the second and final part of mixing the ingredients, you will want to add the remaining ingredients: the breadcrumbs and egg, as shown in the first picture. The egg is helpful so the meatballs don't fall apart when placed in the pan for cooking. Next, Continue to gently mix the ingredients until you are left with a big meatball as the one shown in the second picture.

Spoilers: The next step is very important and the most fun of all.

After mixing your ingredients with your hands, you want to give it shape. Use your hands to divide the meat into the desired size meatball trying to keep them as uniform in size as possible in order for them to cook the same. Grab the desired amount in your hands toss it back and forth between your hands to remove any air pockets and then roll into a ball, as shown in the picture. This step was very fun to do!

Get your pan/pot ready. The pan/pot is were the meatballs are going to be cooked. Get the pan/pot you chose to use, pour half an inch of oil in the pan. Get the oil hot up to around medium heat, but do not let the oil boil. When you have shaped meatballs ready (as shown in the first picture), carefully place it on the pan/pot, and cook until you see that the meatballs smell and look cooked enough to take them out of the pan and ready to eat. Be careful and do not put more than 4 meatballs in the pan/ pot at the same time to prevent oil spills and burns.

Your delicious meatballs should be ready to eat and enjoy. Any additional ingredients like sauces or side dishes like salad could be added if you wish. Enjoy your meal!