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www.RecipeFaire.com Presents:
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Cocktail Meatballs
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by:
Hazel Jacobsen
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Cocktail Meatballs Recipe combines onion, ground round steak, cracker meal, eggs, parsley, oregano, mint, and vinegar to create a flavorful and tasty cocktail meatball appetizer.
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INGREDIENTS
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1 large onion, minced
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 1/2 pounds freshly ground
round steak (half each of
iamb and veal)
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3 tablespoons cracker meal
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2 cups firm-type bread, crust
removed
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2 eggs
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6 tablespoons chopped parsley
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2 teaspoons oregano, crushed
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1 1/2 teaspoons mint
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2 tablespoons vinegar
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Salt and pepper to taste
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Flour
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Olive or corn oil for deep frying heated to 365°F
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DIRECTIONS
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1:
Brown half of onion in 2 tablespoons oil in a small frying pan. Mix with the uncooked onion and add to meat in a large bowl. Add the remaining ingredients except flour and
oil. Toss lightly with two forks to mix thoroughly.
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2:
Dust hands with flour. Roll a small amount of meat at a time between palms, shaping into a ball.
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3:
To heated fat in deep fryer, add the meatballs a layer at a time. Fry until browned on all sides (about 12 minutes).
Serve hot.
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