Do you bake your meatballs or fry/brown them in the pan? (crunchy, cream)

[NowSoFlorida]

I don't make them very often, but the recipe I learned you bake them and then finish cooking them in the sauce.

[matsmom]

I always bake them. That way I can triple the amount I make, and freeze what I don't need that day.

[hunterseat]

My awesome guy browns them in a pan.

[Shane73]

Just a tip to add to the meatball discussion. Add shredded pecorino cheese to meatballs, gives them a nice kick!

[runswithscissors]

Definitely baked. Once I tried it I never went back. Then I freeze half and finish half off in the sauce.

[gouligann]

I roll mine, put them into a glass pan, add about 1/2 inch of water, cover the pan with waxed paper and nuke them, turning once, until all sides are browned. The water is good to separate the fat so it doesn't end up in the sauce and cuts a few calories. I just pour the fat/water out into a can or jar and put it into the fridge to solidify the fat on top. Then I put the can into the garbage. Then I add the browned meatballs to my pasta sauce and simmer for an hour or two.

[NYMD67]

Originally Posted by kiazer123

Cooking meatballs in the sauce? I actully never heard of that.

Yes- you can cook them all day in your sauce. That is whatI usually do , sometimes I do brown them a little first.
My grandmother use to fry hers first & then they would simmer w/ the sauce all day.

[Sage 80]

I do both.

[Gerania]

Do you bake your meatballs or fry/brown them in the pan?

Yes.

[CheyDee]

I don't bake or fry them, I cook them directly in the crock pot. If I'm making a batch of sauce, I'll cook it with the meatballs; if not, I'll add previously made sauce from the freezer and cook the meatballs in that. I'm not worried about the meatballs releasing fat into the sauce, because I only use 93% lean ground beef for them.