2 cups soft bread crumbs
1/2 c minced onion
1 1/2 lb ground beef or veal (or combo)
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 Tbls. concentrated meat extract
1 c. water
2 Tbls. minced parsley
2/3 cup milk
4 Tbls. butter
3 each eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. paprika
3 Tbls. Flour
1 cup sour cream
Recipe
Soak bread crumbs in milk until softened. Add onion to 1 Tbls. butter in small saucepan and cook slowly 3 minutes. In a separate bowl, mix softened bread, cooked onion and meat. Add eggs, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and paprika. Mix thoroughly until very smooth and light. Shape meat into small balls, dusting your hands with flour while shaping the balls. Melt remaining 3 Tbls. butter in a large frying pan. Add meat balls and fry until golden brown all over. Remove balls from pan and add meat extract and 3 Tbls. flour. Stir until well blended. Add water, and a few grains of pepper. Cook, stirring constantly until thickened. Reduce heat to low and cook 5 minutes. Stir in sour cream , a rounded tablespoon at a time, stirring thoroughly blended after each additioon of sour cream. Return meatballs to gravy, cover pan and simmer very gently 10 minutes. Serve in a deep casserole. Sprinkle with minced parsley. Yield 70-80 meat balls.