Le Godiveau

Force-Meat Balls

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Countess Morphy

Published 1935

  • About

This is an essentially Parisian entrée, and the same ingredients are used for the delicious quenelles which garnish vol-au-vents and other dishes.

Ingredients

  • For about 30 godiveau—¼ lb. of fillet of veal
  • 6 ozs. of beef

Method

The godiveau force-meat should be prepared several hours, or even the day before it is wanted, as it is then easier to handle. Take off the skin and any fibres from the kidney fat, and break it up in small pieces. Cut the veal in small pieces, put it through the mincer, then pound it in a mortar with the salt and pepper. Remove from the mortar, and pound the kidney fat. Have re