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| Grandma's meatballs submitted by Mom Johnson |
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Description
A family tradition and comfort food at it's best. We serve these tender meatballs with plenty of "smashed" potatoes!
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Directions
Cook onion in 1 T. butter till tender. In a mixing bowl, combine the egg and cream; stir in the cooked onion, bread crumbs, parsley, salt, ginger, nutmeg and pepper. Add the ground beef or meats; mix well. Chill mixture. Shape chilled meat mixture into 3/4-1 inch balls.
Brown the meatballs half at a time, in the remaining 2 T. butter; remove from the skillet. Stir the flour, bouillon granules, coffee crystals into pan drippings. Add 1 1/2 cups water. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly; add the meatballs. Cover and simmer about 30 minutes, basting the meatballs occasionally. Makes about 60 meatballs.
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Ingredients
 1/2 cup chopped onion
3 T. butter
1 egg, beaten
1 cup light cream
1 1/2 cups dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup chopped or snipped flat-leafed parsley
1 1/4 tsp. salt
Dash each - nutmeg, ginger and pepper
1 1/2 pounds ground beef (or use part veal, pork or ground turkey)
2 T. flour
1 tsp. instant beef bouillon granules (or 1 cube)
1/2 tsp. instant coffee crystals (optional)
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