Greek Meatballs With Lemon Sauce

Submitted by Julie Bs Hive

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

 

• 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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Goes very well with a nice white rice.

Reviews

[noway]

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!

 

[Mom2Rose]

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