Call me Omega 3 man. None of that corn-fed, hormone-filled beef for me. No thanks. I’ll take the grass-fed buffalo any day. After averaging several recipes together and checking what I had in my kitchen, I developed this buffalo meatball recipe. Simple and delicious.
Photo is titled Meatball Army from Flickr user Mr. Usaji. His photo of meatball preparation was much better than mine.
- 1 pound ground buffalo
- 4oz ricotta cheese
- 1 small onion diced
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs (optional)
- salt
- 1 clove garlic diced or pressed
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Mix above ingredients in a bowl. Roll mix into walnut size meatballs. Lightly coat pan with oil. Place meatballs on the tray. Cook for 23 minutes. Done.
If pressed for time, you can cook in a lightly oiled pan for about 10 minutes. I tried both ways and slightly preferred the taste of the oven cooked buffalo meatballs.
Comments
angie
August 24 at 2009 at 4:28 PM
what would these be like without the ricotta? does it get too dry without that? (i’m not a big ricotta fan).
MAS
August 25 at 2009 at 2:40 AM
They should be fine without the ricotta. I’ve also used mozzarella.
tanya
October 24 at 2010 at 12:45 AM
you could mix eggs instead of the ricotta or mozzarella
Ashley
November 8 at 2010 at 12:08 AM
My husband and I found your recipe through google…we love it!
Sienna
March 8 at 2011 at 6:53 AM
Mine had a weird texture and slightly ?gamey. do you think it was bcuz I put it right into the sauce (no baking). I got the meat from Whole Foods, made it the same day. ???
MAS
March 8 at 2011 at 3:13 PM
@Sienna - If you found the taste gamey, I would try the recipe using 50% buffalo and 50% ground beef.
Sienna
March 9 at 2011 at 5:55 AM
Never mind. must’ve been in my head. They sat in the sauce overnight and my family devoured them the next day & said they were amazing. I tried them again and they tasted great. Thanks M!