Question

How long do meatballs take to cook in sauce?

Answer 1

Cooking meatballs in sauce takes 30 minutes.

During the time the meatballs are cooking in the sauce make sure to stir the meatballs and sauce to avoid them sticking to the pot or burning.

If the meatballs are still a little pink then the meatballs and sauce needs to cook a bit longer until there are no pink colors to the meatballs.

Meatballs can be cooked in the sauce or cooked before placing the meatballs into the sauce.

I cook the meatballs before placing the meatballs into the sauce because it takes less time for the meatballs to cook and I avoid burning the sauce.

If you cook the meatballs in sauce make sure to cook the meatballs until they are no longer pink.

It's not okay if the meatballs are a little pink as it means that the meatballs are not fully cooked and could contain bacteria that could potentially make you sick.

If your meatballs are a little pink then you need to cook the meatballs more until the pink color is gone and once the meatballs contain no more pink then they are cooked and okay to eat.

If you cook the meatballs in sauce and they are still pink then the sauce and meatballs should be cooked longer or cook the meatballs separately and then put the meatballs into the sauce.

You could eat the meatballs that are undercooked at your own risk but you could get E Coli or other food poisoning so I would not risk it.

Answer 2

Meatballs that are fully cooked should not be a little pink as that means they are not fully cooked.

Meatballs are ground meat rolled into a ball, sometimes along with other ingredients, such as bread crumbs, minced onion, eggs, butter, and seasoning.

Meatballs are cooked by frying, baking, steaming, or braising in sauce.

There are many types of meatballs using different types of meats and spices.

A really good meatball is about 50 percent meat and 50 percent breadcrumbs.

The true secret to good meatballs is day-old bread, soaked in milk or water, to bring lightness to the mixture.

When you cook beef, pork or veal for too long, it starts to get tougher.

But the bread in meatballs never gets tough.

Baking the meatballs gives the meatballs a little more flavor without additional oil since you are searing the outside under the broiler in your oven.