Greek Meatballs With Lemon Sauce

Name: Greek Meatballs With Lemon Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 beaten egg; 1/3 cup milk; 1/3 cup fine dry breadcrumb; 1/3 cup snipped parsley; 1/4 cup finely chopped onion; 1 garlic clove, minced; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon dried mint, crushed; 1 lb ground ham or 1 lb ground beef; 1 tablespoon shortening; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 dash white pepper; 1 cup milk; 2 chopped hard-cooked eggs; 1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel; 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Submitted by Julie Bs Hive

"From a 1980 BH&G Ground Meat Recipes."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 18
Serves:: 4

ingredients

FOR THE MEATBALLS
1 beaten egg
¹⁄₃ cup milk
¹⁄₃ cup fine dry breadcrumb
¹⁄₃ cup snipped parsley
¹⁄₄ cup finely chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
³⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon dried mint, crushed
1 lb ground ham or 1 lb ground beef
1 tablespoon shortening
FOR THE LEMON SAUCE
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
1 dash white pepper
1 cup milk
2 chopped hard-cooked eggs
1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
2 tablespoons lemon juice

directions

Combine egg and milk in a large bowl. Stir in bread crums, parsley, onion, garlic, salt, mint, and a dash of pepper. Add ground meat and mix well then shape into 1-inch meatballs. Brown meatballs in the shorteneing. Cover meatballs and cook over low heat for 15-20 minutes. Drain off fat. Transfer meatballs to serving dish.
While meatballs are cooking make the lemon sauce. by melting the butter in a small saucepan. Blend in the flour , salt, and pepper. Add the milk and cook, stirring, until thick and bubbly. Cook 1-2 minutes longer. Stir in the chooped eggs, lemon peel, and lemon juice.
Goes very well with a nice white rice.

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I was intrigued by the uniqueness of this recipe. There are very few recipes for ground ham out there, and most involve a tomato-based sauce, so I thought it would be fun to try something different. This was excellent! I used 1/2 lb ground beef with 1/2 lb ground ham and left out the salt and onion. The only thing I would change next time: increase the lemon zest slightly in the sauce and omit the eggs. The eggs seemed unnecessary to me and I would prefer a smooth sauce. Thanks for a keeper!

noway
PAC Fall 2009: Delicious - love the zing in the lemon sauce!!

Mom2Rose

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