Homemade meatballs - when do I freeze them?

[lucyfercat]

Just made some for the dd's tea, but seem to have made thousands of the little blighters so I want to freeze some. Am I best freezing them before cooking? and anyone any idea how long they take to cook - was going to fry them.

ta

I freeze the meatballs uncooked, I put then on a tray in the freezer, then once frozen I put them in a freezer bag, this means they don't stick together and you can take out only what you need. I use the recipe in the Dinner Lady cookbook and they are cooked in the oven on a greased tray which might be slightly healthier than frying. When cooking I usually put in a extra one so when I think they are cooked I cut this one up and try it.

thanks lilliput, i'll oven cook them too - roughly how long do you reckon?

they about large conker sized

I freeze them cooked and uncooked

For conker sized ones I'd say about 20 mins tops in a moderate oven

thanks yeah!

I really am going to have to get this Dinner Lady book aren't I? is it as good as it's made out to be?

I've never seen the Dinner Lady book ( would that be the lovely Irish lady from St Jamie's programme ???)

Nora or is it Jean? not sure.

Everyone raves about it though - must keep a look out in the Book People!

Well the dd's have just had them for their tea and they didn't touch the sides!

I'm sooo pleased - especially as I have another 20 in the freezer! thanks everyone, something else to add to our meal planner

Please could you post the receipe

I sort of made it up RTKM

I chucked a slice of bread in the food processor to make breadcrumbs ( I used wholemeal as it was all we had) then put ordinary mince in, not too lean and whizzed that up to make it smooth, drizzled one egg into it, along with a bit of salt and pepper to make a smooth paste, rolled them into conker sized balls in flour to stopo them sticking - not forgetting to take the blade out of the food proceesor before putting your hand in - that's something you'll only forget once, trust me!

Them I put them into a roasting dish for about 20 mins at about GM5 - not sure about the conversion.

Lilliput's idea of putting an extra one in so you can check whether it was cooked was a good one.

et voila!

The dd's had theirs with pasta and sweetcorn (and ketchup!), we had a tomatoey (sp?) sauce and pasta.