Meat Balls Avgolemono (Veal balls with lemon and egg sauce)
- 1 1/4 pounds ground lamb or veal
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup finely chopped onions
- 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped dill
- 18 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- Salt to taste, if desired
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 13 cup lemon juice
- Put the veal in a mixing bowl.
- Heat one tablespoon of the butter in a skillet and add one-half cup of the onions.
- Cook, stirring, until wilted.
- Add this to the veal.
- Add the bread crumbs, half of the dill, the nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste.
- Blend well.
- Shape the mixture into 28 balls of equal size, each about two inches in diameter or slightly less.
- Heat two tablespoons of butter in a casserole and add the remaining onions.
- Cook briefly until wilted.
- Add the veal balls and cook, turning gently to brown lightly.
- Add the broth and bring to the boil.
- Cover and let simmer about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, beat the eggs with a wire whisk in a bowl until well blended.
- Add the cornstarch and continue beating until thoroughly smooth and blended.
- Beat in the lemon juice.
- Pour one cup of the liquid from the meatballs into the egg mixture.
- Beat to blend.
- Pour this blend into the meatballs with their liquid and stir.
- Cook over gentle heat until thickened.
- Sprinkle with the remaining dill and serve.
ground lamb, butter, onions, bread crumbs, dill, nutmeg, salt, freshly ground pepper, chicken broth, eggs, cornstarch, lemon juice
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/10538 (may not work)