The invention relates to the technical field of foods, and especially relates to large meatballs and a preparation method thereof. The large meatballs are prepared from the following raw materials: 20-30 parts of
lean meat, 32-42 parts of
marbled meat, 1-3 parts of gingers, 1-3 parts of chives, 7-13 parts of Chinese
water chestnuts, 7-13 parts of
ice water, 3-7 parts of egg liquid and 0.2-2 parts of
potato starch. The large meatballs further comprise an accessory ingredient A or an accessory ingredient B; the accessory ingredient A comprises 0.1-0.5 part of baking soda and 0.5-2 parts of
hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate; and the accessory ingredient B comprises 0.1-0.5 part of baking soda, 0.5-2 parts of
hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate, 0.1-0.6 part of
xylose and 0.2-1.2 parts of glucose. The preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing materials, shaping the mixture, and carrying out cooking.
Moisture as well as fresh and tender taste of the meat used for making the large meatballs provided by the invention are better preserved during the
processing steps, so that taste of the meat is prevented from being tenacious, hardening and roughening. The prepared large meatballs are fresh, tender, loose and soft in taste. The preparation method disclosed by the invention is simple, easy to operate and suitable for industrialized production.