The onion hack is really nice. I would do this with garlic to make a paste, but didn't think to do it for onions AND drain it. It's like making a wet-ish powder.
I remember baking soda boiled potatoes from Serious Eats helped to quickly break pectin down, so hearing this baking soda experiment is really interesting.
I think Italian recipes usually sidestep it all and use bread as a binder to sort of absorb all the moisture goodness, but seeing as this is a Mediterranean version, it's probably more like a kebab.
If you need to do some more experimenting, feel free to come by my place where I have a few hundred pounds of ground beef in the freezer ready for some culinary adventures!
I’d be curious to see if the amount of time you let it sit affects texture at all. What I love about meatballs — at the least ones we make regularly for my kids — is how quick they come together. 15 minutes of wait time doesn’t seem like much until you’re listening to two wailing toddlers demanding dinner!
I’m so excited to try this new hack on meatballs! As I was reading your article I was wondering how this would work on burgers. I’ll report back if you don’t beat me to it!
The onion hack is really nice. I would do this with garlic to make a paste, but didn't think to do it for onions AND drain it. It's like making a wet-ish powder.
I remember baking soda boiled potatoes from Serious Eats helped to quickly break pectin down, so hearing this baking soda experiment is really interesting.
I think Italian recipes usually sidestep it all and use bread as a binder to sort of absorb all the moisture goodness, but seeing as this is a Mediterranean version, it's probably more like a kebab.
If you need to do some more experimenting, feel free to come by my place where I have a few hundred pounds of ground beef in the freezer ready for some culinary adventures!
I’d be curious to see if the amount of time you let it sit affects texture at all. What I love about meatballs — at the least ones we make regularly for my kids — is how quick they come together. 15 minutes of wait time doesn’t seem like much until you’re listening to two wailing toddlers demanding dinner!
I’m so excited to try this new hack on meatballs! As I was reading your article I was wondering how this would work on burgers. I’ll report back if you don’t beat me to it!
Oh man, I cannot wait to try these ideas! Meatballs....yuuummmmmyy! Thank you so much Myles!