Meatballs in Egg Lemon Sauce Greek Style
From despinap 15 years ago
- 25 minutes to make
- Serves 6
This came out of my mother's kitchen today! I prepared it and am in meatball heaven as is my 11 year old who usually lives on air.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef shopping list
- 1/4 cup rice shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley; chopped fine shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper shopping list
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese shopping list
- 2 tablespoons butter shopping list
- 2 tablespoons flour shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 2 lemons; juice of shopping list
How to make it
- Mix first 7 ingedients together and form into tablespoon sized balls.
- Boil 6 cups of water and gently add the meatballs to simmer, uncovered, for about 25 minutes.
- Remove meatballs from pot with a skimmer and set aside.
- Strain out a cup of the cooking broth and set aside, discarding the remainder.
- Rinse out your pot well and melt the butter.
- Add the flour to melted butter and stir on low heat to make a roux; make sure it does not burn.
- Add the cup of reserved broth and continue to stir over low heat until it starts to thicken.
- In a food processor, combine 2 eggs and the juice of 2 lemons.
- Combine this egg lemon mixture with the roux, slowly, while stirring to desired thickness.
- Add the reserved meatballs and cook on low for another 3 minutes, gently so as not to break them.
- Contributor: mom
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
gotta love it thanks high5
momo_55grandma
in Mountianview loved it
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Absolutely delightful, desp, as is your backstory! I'm looking forward to making these soon. Love that lemon... my thanks and my five, my friend.
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Wondrtful!
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