Creole Meatballs
My husband wanted a spicy meatball and teases me for my zaar addiction and so he searches through my shelves of cookbooks. This dish is from 365 ways to cook hamburger by Doyne Nickerson and is absolutely delish, so I just add to share.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 2lbs hamburger
- 1⁄4cup chopped onion
- 2
- 1cup tomato juice
- 1cup dry breadcrumbs
- 1tablespoon chili powder
- 2
- 1⁄2teaspoon thyme
- 1⁄3teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1⁄2teaspoon msg
- 1⁄3cup cooking oil
- 1cup sliced onion
- 3⁄4cup chopped green pepper
- 1⁄2cup chopped celery
- 3cups sliced mushrooms
- 5cups canned tomatoes
- 1crushed bay leaf
- 1teaspoon salt
- 1⁄3teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1⁄4cup sweet wine
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DIRECTIONS
- Mix first 10 ingredients and form into 1 inch meatballs.
- Roll in flour and set aside.
- In cooking fat, saute onions, green pepper, celery and mushrooms.
- Remove to large kettle.
- Brown meatballs in same pan, then add to kettle with remaining 5 ingredients.
- Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
- Thicken with 2 tbsp flour in 1/4 cup water.
- *(I have suggested using less salt in the meatballs since I found the dish to be on the salty side).
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