Meat Ball Stew

Name: Meat Ball Stew
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 branch celery, sliced; 1 onion, coarsely chopped; 4 small carrots, peeled and diced; 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced; 1 (1 lb.) can tomatoes; 3 tblsp. flour; 1 tblsp. salad oil; ½ c. soft bread crumbs; 1 tsp. crushed basil leaves; 2 tsp. sugar; ½ tsp. salt; 1 c. water; 1½ lbs. ground beef; 1½ tsp. salt; ⅛ tsp. pepper; 1 egg; 1 tblsp. minced onion

Preparation info

Makes
6
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

New use for ground beef—browned meat balls and vegetables in a stew

Ingredients

1½ lbs. ground beef
1½ tsp. salt
⅛ tsp.

Stew

Method

Mix ground beef with 1½ tsp. salt, pepper, egg, minced onion and bread crumbs. Form into balls the size of walnuts. Brown in hot oil.
Remove meat balls from skillet; pour off all fat except 3