International Recipes: Israeli Sweet and Sour Meat Balls
published by pattiann on Jul 27, 2012
Here is part of a series of international recipes for those who like to be daring.
1/2 pound lean beef, ground
1/2 pound veal, grounded
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 clove garlic, finely minced
1 onion finely chopped
6 Tablespoons cooking fat
1/4 cup finely minced parsley
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 hard roll
cold water
3 Tablespoons granulated sugar
3 Tablespoons vinegar or lemon juice
2 cups boiling beef stock
Combine the beef and veal in a mixing bowl. Add the egg and set aside
Cook the garlic and onion in one Tablespoons of the fat until the onion is wilted. Add this to the meat. Add the parsley and salt and pepper to taste.
Soak the roll thoroughly in cold water, then squeeze with the hands to extract most of the mositure. Break up the bread with fingers to add to meat.. Using the hands , shape the meat into 24 meatballs.
Heat the remaining fat in a skilletand cook the meatballs until browned on all sides. Add the sugar, vinegar and beef stock and pour everything in a saucepan. Simmer 15 minutes and serve hot.
# 1 by momofplenty
July 27th, 2012 at 2:21 pm #
mmm, sounds great, I will most definately try this one, thanks
# 2 by Chris Bailie
July 27th, 2012 at 3:12 pm #
Thank you for this.
# 3 by lauralu
July 27th, 2012 at 8:24 pm #
great recipe thanks
# 4 by Tulan
July 27th, 2012 at 8:46 pm #
Sounds good, Pattianne.
# 5 by papaleng
July 27th, 2012 at 10:22 pm #
seems a nice one to try.
# 6 by KittyK
July 28th, 2012 at 1:03 am #
These meat balls sound delicious…
# 7 by elee
July 28th, 2012 at 6:11 am #
very nice
# 8 by Stessily
August 2nd, 2012 at 1:41 pm #
Pattiann, Yummy and easy to make!
Appreciatively, Stessily
# 9 by norlaw
August 9th, 2012 at 9:42 am #
Excellent article