Meatballs with a spicy kick
These made-from-scratch meatballs are a little bit spicy and absolutely delicious. I baked them in the air fryer, but they can also be cooked in the oven. If cooking in the oven, you will need to bump up the temperature to 450 F and cook for about ten minutes longer. Every oven is different, so keep an eye on them. Makes about 20 meatballs.
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 large eggs
- 1 TB Worcestershire sauce
- 1/3 cup finely diced onions
- 1/3 cup finely diced green bell peppers
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp kosher sea salt
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1 cup Italian breadcrumbs
- small amount of olive oil for brushing basket
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Break up ground beef in a large bowl.
- Add the eggs and Worcestershire sauce. Mix well.
- Mix in the diced pepper and onions.
- Add all of the spices and stir into the meat mixture.
- Add the breadcrumbs and stir thoroughly until all of the ingredients are combined well.
- Shape into golf ball sized meatballs and chill in the refrigerator in a covered dish for half an hour.
- Preheat air fryer to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. This will take about 3 minutes.
- Lightly brush olive oil on the bottom of the air fryer basket.
- Working in batches, place one layer of meatballs in the basket, with a little bit of space between each one. Lightly sprinkle salt and pepper on them. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Flip the meatballs over and lightly salt and pepper the other side. Cook 4-5 more minutes, until the meatballs are browned, and the internal temperature of the meatball is 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
Notes
Meatballs can be served with sauce in a hoagie roll or you could make the meatballs smaller and served on a tray with toothpicks and a dipping sauce. Sheri Marinari sauce would be excellent with this.