Name: German Meatballs in Sauce
Ingredients: 1 hard roll; 1 pound ground beef; 2 0r 3 sm potatoes cooked and mashed; 2 anchovies chopped, optional; 1 egg; flour to bind, only if needed; 3 tbs butter or margarine; 2 tbs flour; 1 cup beef stock, more or less; juice of 1/2 lemon; capers to taste

German Meatballs in Sauce

Ingredients

1 hard roll
1 pound ground beef
2 0r 3 sm potatoes cooked and mashed
2 anchovies chopped, optional
1 egg
flour to bind, only if needed
3 tbs butter or margarine
2 tbs flour
1 cup beef stock, more or less
juice of 1/2 lemon
capers to taste

Instructions

Soak hard roll ( stale ) in milk or water and squeeze dry. Combine with beef, potatoes, anchoives and egg to form a good meatball mixture. Add some flour only if needed to bind mixture if it is too loose.Or you could even use more stale hard roll breadcrumbs Shape into small balls and brown in skillet. Melt butter in skillet and add and stir in flour to make a paste. Gradually add hot beef stock to make a suce. add capers as desired with lemon juice. Place meatballs into hot sauce and simmer 12 to 15 minutes.