Juicy Baked Meatballs

Ingredients

• 700 g Medium-fat ground meat (700–800 g)
• 1 Onion (Grated)
• 2 diş Garlic
• 1 çay bardağı Breadcrumbs (If the mixture is too wet, an additional 3–4 tbsp can be added.)
• 1 çay bardağı Sparkling water
• 2 tatlı kaşığı Baking powder
• 1 tatlı kaşığı Red pepper flakes
• 1 dolu tatlı kaşığı Ground red pepper
• 1 çay kaşığı Black pepper
• 0.5 çay kaşığı Ground cumin
• 1 dolu tatlı kaşığı Salt
• Vegetable oil (For lightly greasing your hands while shaping the meatballs)

Steps

1. 1

   Place the ground meat, grated onion, garlic, breadcrumbs, sparkling water, baking powder, red pepper flakes, ground red pepper, black pepper, cumin, and salt in a large bowl.

2. 2

   Knead all the ingredients thoroughly in the bowl. Kneading well is important; if the mixture is not kneaded sufficiently, the meatballs may fall apart during cooking.

3. 3

   Rest the meatball mixture for at least 30 minutes. If you have time, rest it for 1–2 hours; this enhances the flavor of the meatballs.

4. 4

   Take portions of the rested mixture. Lightly grease your hands with vegetable oil and shape the mixture into meatballs.

5. 5

   Arrange the shaped meatballs on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.

6. 6

   Preheat the oven to 180°C and place the tray in the oven.

7. 7

   Bake the meatballs at 180°C until nicely browned on top. The source does not specify an exact cooking time.

8. 8

   Serve the meatballs hot.

Notes

The source does not specify an exact baking time; check the meatballs and bake them until nicely browned on top. If the mixture is too wet, add 3–4 tbsp of breadcrumbs.

Nutrition per serving

• main course
• Turkish cuisine
• meatballs
• baked
• high-protein