Meat Balls

Ingredients

• i cup bread crumbs
• i pound hamburger
• 3 eggs
• Salt and pepper
• 4 slices bacon, chopped fine
• i teaspoon minced parsley
• i garlic clove (small)
• i small onion, chopped
• i bay leaf
• i sprig celery
• i bit thyme
• Juice i lemon
• i egg yolk, beaten

Method

1. 1

   Wet 0.5 cup of the bread crumbs and squeeze dry.

2. 2

   Add to the hamburger with 2 of the eggs, salt, pepper, bacon, and parsley.

3. 3

   Mix thoroughly and form into balls the size of an egg.

4. 4

   Dredge with flour, roll in beaten egg, and then in crumbs.

5. 5

   Let stand a few minutes.

6. 6

   Boil garlic, onion, bay leaf, celery, and thyme in 1.5 pints of water until reduced to 1 pint.

7. 7

   Strain, return to saucepan, and bring to a boil.

8. 8

   Drop in meatballs and cook gently.

9. 9

   Add lemon juice and adjust seasoning.

10. 10

    Stir in egg yolk before serving.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The European cookbook for American homes (from Italy, Spain, Portugal and France) (1936) by Brown, Cora Lovisa Brackett Mrs., page 102. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

MEAT BALLS (Balas de Carne) i cup bread crumbs i pound hamburger 3 eggs Salt and pepper 4 slices bacon, chopped fine i teaspoon minced parsley Flour i garlic clove (small) i small onion, chopped i bay leaf i sprig celery i bit thyme Juice i lemon i egg yolk, beaten

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