Making Meat Ball**Just thought!! Today!

sunshine6650

3rd time this morning! Im desperatly trying to get myself in oder today!!

Im trying to cook ahead today, bit last minute thing but can do it as well as other jobs so making most of day off!! (got gammon in slow cooker, pizza dough rising...)
Ive coppied so many links today its unreal!!

Ive defrosted some mince, grated carrots etc, eas going to make some meat balls..JUST REALISED! Ive defrosted the mince so can refreeze can i?? could i freeze them if i cooked them first? just adding herbs,mince,carrots etc..

Thanks...Ill await my cooking!

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angelavdavis

sunshine6650 wrote: »

Ive defrosted some mince, grated carrots etc, eas going to make some meat balls..JUST REALISED! Ive defrosted the mince so can refreeze can i?? could i freeze them if i cooked them first? just adding herbs,mince,carrots etc..
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You can cook up the mince then refreeze but don't refreeze without cooking first. If you make meat balls, ensure they are cooked through before allowing to cool and freeze as soon as cold enough.

sunshine6650

Thank you thank you thank you!

I was thinking i had wasted it then! I need to learn to think first not just race in! Well im going to make these, freeze my pizza bases & cut the gammon & freeze the slices then concentrate on sorting recipes out!!

Quick Question...How will i re heat them? in a sauce ?

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Lizbetty

Once they're defrosted, I reheat meatballs in sauce - sometimes I stick em in the slow cooker with the sauce on low all day, otherwise I do them for about 10/15 mins in the saucepan.

I usually just fry a couple of onions and a clove of garlic, put a couple of tbsp of tom puree in and cook it off then put a coupla tins of tomatoes and some mixed herbs in there with some black olives if I have any.

I find that cooking/frying the tomato puree for a coupla minutes before adding the tinned toms makes it nicer. Or if we have passata, I use that instead of puree & tinned toms. I find the longer I cook it, the nicer it is.

I'm addicted to pasta and sauce (and fudge, that's why I don't lose weight despite pasta being quite healthy!!!)

Hth,
Lucy

Seakay

You can also reheat meatballs in the oven - either on an oiled tray or in a dish with sauce. Oiled tray way makes them come out quite crispy, especially if you do them on high heat for 10-15 minutes.