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Meatballs with Egg and Lemon Sauce

The meatballs dish is perfect for a cold winter’s days with a delicious sauce made from lemon, stock, and eggs.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Albania
Keyword: Lamb

Ingredients

  • 250 g ground meat (lamb)
  • 1/5 cup rice
  • 1 tbsp margarine
  • 1 bunch parsley
  • 2 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 tbsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 1 large onion

Sauce:

  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1 lemon

Instructions

  • Turn the heat to medium and add a pot with 3 glasses of water and bring it to boiling. Add the rice, cook it and drain it. Use a cutting board and chop the parsley and the onion. Transfer to a large bowl and add the rice, black pepper and 1 teaspoon salt. Mix together with the ground meat and knead for 3 minutes.
  • Add some flour to your hands and form small balls of the meat. Add them to a pan and add chopped parsley leaves and cover the meatballs with it.
  • Add 1 teaspoon of salt to the pan, pour 2 1/2 glasses of water, margarine, cover and cook on medium heat for 30 minutes.
  • You can use the egg yolks or the egg along with lemon juice and water to prepare the sauce into a bowl whisk together.
  • Add the sauce to the pan with the meatballs, when they are cooked. Stir a couple of times before serving.
  • You can chop and sprinkle on top fresh mint or parsley or dried.