Bess Griffin's Recipe

Meat Ball Soup With Egg Lemon Sauce

Category: Recipes

1 lb. Ground Beef
1 grated Onion
1 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Pepper
2 tablespoons chopped Parsley
1/2 cup uncooked Rice
1 slighly beaten Eggs
2 tablespoons Flour
4 cups (or stock) Water
1 cup Tomato Juice
1/4 cup Butter
1 teaspoon Salt
Egg and Lemon Sauce:
2 -3 Eggs
1 Lemon


Combine meat, onion, salt, pepper, parsley, 1/4 cup rice and egg.
Shape into 30 small balls and dust with flour.
Boil water or stock, tomato juice, butter and salt. Drop in meat
balls and remaining rice. Cover and simmer for about 35 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Beat eggs with 2 tablespoons water and by spoonfuls add about 1/2
cup of soup, while stirring. Add lemon juice. Pour egg mixture
gradually over the meat balls and remaining soup stirring
continuouly. Serve at once.