Keftaides fricase (meatballs fricassee)
Yield: 6 Servings MMM
Ingredients:
- 1 c White bread crusts trimmed
- 2 lb Lean ground beef
- 3 tb Onion chopped
- 1 tb Parsley chopped
- 1 tb Mint chopped
- 2 ea Eggs
Instructions:
separated Salt & pepper to taste Flour Oil or butter for frying MMMMM-------------------------THE SAUCE------------------------------ 1/3 c Butter 3 bn Scallions white part only>> Cleaned & chopped 1/2 c White vinegar 2 c Hot water 1/2 c Cold milk 1 tb Cornstarch Wet the bread with cold water and squeeze out the excess; mix well with the chopped meat. Add the onion parsley mint egg whites salt & pepper. Shape meatballs flour lightly; fry in fat. TO MAKE SAUCE brown the butter in a saucepan; add scallions; saute until golden. Add vinegar and water cook until only half the liquid remains. Beat egg yolks very thoroughly in bowl. In another bowl mix cornstarch in milk add this mixture to the egg yolks then blend in some liquid from the pot beating all the while. Pour egg mixture over meatballs shaking pot gently until sauce thickens.
