Meatballs without breadcrumbs

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Help please! What's your best homemade (quite basic ) meatball recipe? All the ones I can find say fresh breadcrumbs. We don't have any. Only those crappy ones that are shop bought. Would porridge oats work?
Many thanks! 😀

I just add an egg and some seasoning to the mince and shape into balls, put them in the fridge for half an hour and then cook

Squashed cream crackers will do!

Yes oats are fine, or grated parmesan

Mince, finely chopped onion, herbs, seasoning. Shape and cook. I never use breadcrumbs or egg in mine.

My homemade meatball recipe is

one onion, 500g mince, one egg, seasoning (salt and pepper or a beef oxo cube)- blitz onion in food processor, add mince and egg and seasoning and pulse til combined.

Form balls, brown in frying pan, do what you like with them... usually done in an Italian sauce or gravy here, or leftovers sliced in a bread roll with lashings of ketchup for lunch.

I literally just smoosh mince into balls.

I'd just use the shop bought ones. like PP I often use bashed up crackers

Have you got any cheese biscuits? Cream crackers?

Stuffing mix works too

I agree with iwantacookie I think the breadcrumbs are just there to make the meat go further aren’t they?

No need for breadcrumbs just bind the mixture with egg yolks (no whites) and don't move them about too much.

1 onion, 1 egg, 1kg mince, season and fry! Best meatballs ever!

Oats are fine, maybe ground up a bit, grated carrots?

I don't use meatballs or egg. Mince and whatever herbs : flavouring I have.

Do you have any bread? You can whizz it up into breadcrumbs if you have a mixer or just leave them out. I usually do one egg, a slice of bread, a bit of parmesan, 400g mince and seasoning. The bread makes the meat go further but it's not essential.

Thanks everyone! We have gone for egg, herbs and crushed crackers, but loving some of the other suggestions too. Thank you

I don't use breadcrumbs. Just eggs to bind them. I also use an Icecream scoop to make the balls, then bake them for 20 minutes, cover with marinara sauce and cheese then bake for a further 15 minutes

Mince, seasoning and small chopped onion rolled into a ball.

And as many fresh herbs as you can pack into them!

I’ve been told crushed cornflakes work well. Also blitzed bread as mentioned by pp.

Porridge oats?

I soak a slice of bread in water, squeeze the excess liquid then mix it in. Never used bread crumbs🤷🏻‍♀️

If you want to bulk them out with bread, another tip is to soak a slice of bread in water and then squeeze it out. This works really well.

@SeaSidePebbles total cross post!

It’s not bulking them out with bread. Breadcrumbs or a bit of soaked bread or crumbed crackers makes them lighter and helps them hold together. Same goes for burgers and sausages if you make your own.