• Cookbook Store

    Lots of great cookbooks and readers' comments.

    Click here



 

Greek Meatballs With Egg And Lemon Sauce Recipe


   
Recipe Categories: Beef Recipes   |   Ground Beef Recipes   |   Lamb Recipes
Yield: 6 servings
 
Ingredients
  1 1/2  lb Ground lamb or beef  
  1  md Onion, minced  
  1   Clove garlic, minced  
  1/3  c Uncooked rice  
  2  tb Minced parsley  
  1  ts Dried basil or mint  
  1  ts Dried oregano  
    Salt and pepper to taste  
  3   Eggs  
  2  tb Vegetable oil  
    Chicken or beef stock  
  1/4  c Lemon juice  
    Cooked rice  
    Minced parsley  
 
Instructions
 
  1. Put meat into a bowl with onion, garlic, uncooked rice, herbs, salt and pepper. Beat two of the egg whites until they froth and add them as well.

 
  2. Reserve yolks and the other egg for the sauce. Gently mix with a fork or your hands, and form walnut-size balls. Fry meatballs in vegetable oil over low heat. When lightly brown, remove with a slotted spoon to a saucepan. Add enough stock to cover meatballs, and simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes.

 
  3. Pour off stock through a sieve, and measure it. You will need 1 1/2 cups for the sauce. To make the sauce, beat reserved egg yolks and the whole egg together until quite frothy. Whisk in lemon juice bit by bit, then whisk in hot stock bit by bit, beating steadily. Pour over meatballs, and cook, stirring, over low heat until sauce thickens. Do not let it come to a boil, or it will separate. Serve on a bed of rice, sprinkled with parsley.

 
  Makes four servings.

 
   


 



  Printable Version  
  Add to your cook book  
  Add Your Comments  
  E-mail to a Friend  
  Bookmark @ Del.icio.us  
Rate this recipe
       Poor Best