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Mom's German Meatballs

Mom's German Meatballs is built on Salt, Pepper, Water, Flour, and Vinegar. Keep it handy for the next time you cook it.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 2 tsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 1 qt
• 1 tbsp
• 1 tbsp
• 1 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Strain through a kitchen towel, saving the liquid only.

2. 2

   Mix together all the ingredients, including garlic liquid then shape into balls about the size of a large egg.

3. 3

   Roll the balls in the flour until well coated.

4. 4

   Melt enough fat to make about 1/2 ″ in a heavy skillet or cast iron cooking pot.

5. 5

   Brown the meat balls in the fat.

6. 6

   Remove the meatballs and pour off all but 4 T. of the fat.

7. 7

   SAUCE: Add the qt. of water to the reserved fat along with thecatsup.

8. 8

   Make a paste of the sauce ingredients, stirring in the water to get a consistency of a thin cream.

9. 9

   After the water-catsup mixture is warm, slowly add this mixture, stirring constantly to avoid lumping, until the mixture has been well absorbed into the liquid.

10. 10

    Cook gently until the sauce is slightly thickened.

11. 11

    Place meatball in the pan, or in an oven-proof roaster and make sure they are covered with the sauce.

12. 12

    Cover pan and bake in hot oven for 1 hour.

13. 13

    Serve with mashed potatoes. (My friends also love it with pasta or rice!)