meatballs

kreuter90 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 10, 2003 3:22 pm

I'm so glad that I now have a forum to ask non baking questions. I don't have the book yet, since christmas is right around the corner. But I have a cooking question that hopefully someone can help me with. If a recipe calls for about a pound of ground meat. About how may meatballs could I get out of it. The size will be cocktail size...made with a small scoop.

CarolynB · **Posted:** Mon Nov 10, 2003 5:50 pm

Kelly, I thought this would be easy. I'd just check my years-old recipe calling for 2 lbs. of ground beef and halve it. Problem is, no total number of meatballs is listed (and I never made a note!) - probably because the amount would vary by the actual size we make them. Frankly, I just don't remember how many I got the last time I made them (over a year ago now). I made regular meatballs not long ago using a pound of ground beef. They weren't overly large and there were 12 I think. My guess would be about 30-36 - will depend on the size of your small scoop. I don't have a real small one but my holds an even tablespoon of cookie batter and is just right for filling mini-muffin tins. Hope someone can give you a more definitive answer. I looked up a few other recipes and they all called for frozen pre-made meatballs (I've never used them). Checked Anne's book and she doesn't have a recipe for this in her Appetizer section

Aviva · **Posted:** Mon Nov 10, 2003 10:06 pm

Hi, Kelly! I don't know if this can be of any help, but I make sweet and sour meatballs as an entree for large events. The latest one had about 50 adults and I used 9 pounds of ground beef for medium-size meatballs (not large, not cocktail size either). Next time I will have to sit when I form the balls - my back really hurt afterwards from standing! Every single meatball was finished, to the last drop. Picturing 1 pound of meat in my head, I will venture to say that it will make about 25 cocktail size meatballs. Hope this is correct! Good luck!

BarbaraMc · **Posted:** Mon Nov 10, 2003 11:12 pm

Kelly, the amount of meatballs must vary if you add bread crumbs and egg and the size you make. I've got a recipe for mushroom meat balls that calls for 1 lb ground beef and makes 18 small balls.

Mary K. · **Joined:** Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:34 pm **Posts:** 9788

Hi All: I have 1# packages of ground meat specially ground and buy 20 at a time. 1# is not really very much meat. Since I have it ground so lean that there isn't any grease in the skillet it goes a ways, because there isn't any waste, but it still is not very much meat. I would guess,it would be close if you get 18, but that sounds feasible.

cbear614f · **Posted:** Tue Nov 11, 2003 12:56 am

Kelly,

I have a recipe that calls for 1 1/2 pounds of ground beef, along with bread crumbs and eggs. Rolling them into 1 inch balls I get about 25. I hope this helps.

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