Little meatballs
9 months+Tender beef meatballs sized and softened for small mouths.
Ingredients
- • 8 oz Ground beef
- • 3 tbsp Oat flour
- • 1 cup Unsalted tomato sauce
Good to know
A whole meatball is a round choking shape, which is why the last step quarters or mashes every one.
The water and oat flour keep them tender; a splash of milk works too if dairy is already introduced.
Freezes well in the sauce for a month.
No added salt (a baby's kidneys can only handle a little), no added sugar before age 2, and no honey before age 1 (it can carry a botulism risk). More on salt, sugar, and honey.
Instructions
- Mix 8 oz ground beef with 3 tbsp oat flour and 3 tbsp water until it holds together.
- Roll into small meatballs, about the size of a large marble.
- Simmer them in unsalted tomato sauce for 12 to 15 minutes, or bake at 400 F for 12 minutes, until a food thermometer reads 160 F (71 C) in the center of a meatball.
- Quarter each meatball, or mash it into the sauce, so no piece is round and firm when it reaches the tray.
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