Sauerbraten Meatballs Recipe

Not your normal italian style meatballs. These german style meatballs taste wonderful

• Meal Type: Entree
• Ethnicity: German
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: 45 minutes to 1 hour

Ingredients

• 1 lb Ground Beef; Lean
• 1/4 c Milk
• 1/4 c Bread Crumbs; dry
• 1/8 t Cloves; Ground
• 1/8 t Allspice; Ground
• 1/2 t Salt
• Pepper To Taste
• 2 T Vegetable Oil
• 1/2 c Vinegar
• 3/4 t Ginger; Ground
• 1 Bay Leaf
• 4 T Sugar; Brown
• 2 T Unbleached Flour

Directions

1. Mix beef, milk, crumbs, cloves, allspice, salt and pepper
2. Form into meatballs
3. Brown meatballs in hot oil, then drain off fat
4. Add 1 cup water, vinegar, ginger, bay leaf, and brown sugar
5. Cover and simmer 1/2 hour
6. Skim off fat
7. Remove meatballs and keep them warm
8. Mix flour and 2 T water
9. Slowly stir into the pan juices to make gravy
10. Pour gravy over meatballs
11. Serve with buttered noodles.