The invention relates to the technical field of foods, in particular to meat balls with soft and crisp mouth feel and a preparation method of the meat balls. The meat balls are made from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 40-60 parts of
lean meat, 10-20 parts of fat meat, 15-22 parts of
ice water, 1-2 parts of
soy protein isolate, 2-5 parts of cassava hydroxypropyl
starch, 1-6 parts of potato whole
powder, 1-5 parts of onions and 5-10 parts of carrots. The preparation method comprises the following steps of mixing all the raw materials so as to obtain paste, then placing the obtained paste under the condition of 0-5 DEG C for 8-24 hours for performing
fermentation, and then performing shaping so as to obtain meat ball blanks; and finally cooking the meat ball blanks so as to obtain the meat balls. According to the meat balls with soft and crisp mouth feel provided by the invention, the
nutrient value of the meat balls is increased, and besides, the mouth feel and the
palatability of the meat balls are also improved, so that the meat balls are fresh, tender, soft and crisp, and are good in
biting feeling. The preparation method disclosed by the invention is simple, convenient, easy to operate, and suitable for industrial production, and high in production efficiency.