Sweet & Sour Meat Balls

Ingredients

• 1 rib celery
• 1/2 med. onion
• 2 srru cloves of garlic
• 1 egg (beat light and add separately)
• 1 lb* ground beef
• 2 Tbsp. fine dry bread crumbs
• Salt and pepper to suit taste
• #303 can tomatoes (broken up)
• 8 oz. can tomato sauce
• 6 Tbsp. brown sugar
• juice of 1 lemon
• 1 Tbsp. vinegar

Method

1. 1

   If you have a blender, place all vegetables in container and whiz until almost liquified.

2. 2

   Combine with ground beef and bread crumbs in a bowl and mix.

3. 3

   Form into meat balls of desired size.

4. 4

   Drop balls without browning into sauce made by mixing tomatoes, tomato sauce, brown sugar, lemon juice, and vinegar.

5. 5

   Cover and simmer 30-40 minutes or until cooked through.

6. 6

   If wishing to brown, slip under broiler.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cook book (Relief Society, Houston, 1963) (1963) by Hardy, Joanne (Artist), page 44. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SWEET & SOUR MEAT BALLS Elizabeth Starr If you have a blender, place all of the fol¬ lowing in container and qhiz until almost liquified — otherwise, give vegetables your finest chopping: 1 rib celery 1/2 med. onion 2 srru cloves of garlic 1 egg (beat light and add separately) Combine above with following in bowl and mix: 1 lb* ground beef 2 Tbsp. fine dry bread crumbs Salt and pepper to suit taste Form into meat balls of desired size — cocktail included as these are a toothpick-and- chafing-dish-item for parties — Then drop balls without browning into sauce- -The following mixed and brought to simmer in skillet: #303 can tomatoes (broken up), 8 oz. can tomato sauce, 6 Tbsp. brown sugar, juice of 1 lemon, 1 Tbsp. vinegar

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