Meat Ball Stew With Dumplings Recipe
Ingredients
| Ground beef | 1 pound | |
| 1 medium-size onion, chopped | ||
| Parsley | 6 Tablespoon, chopped | |
| Egg | 1 | |
| Soft bread crumbs | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Pepper | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Dry mustard | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Vegetable oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Tomato juice | 1 Can (10oz) | |
| Water | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm), minced | |
| Bay Leaf | 1 | |
| Chili powder | 1 Teaspoon | |
| White onions | 12 Small, peeled | |
| 12 small carrots, pared and cut in 2-inch pieces | ||
| Biscuit mix | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Milk | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Lima beans package | 1 , frozen | |
Directions
1. Mix ground beef lightly with chopped onion, 4 tablespoons of the parsley, egg, bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon of the salt, 1/8 teaspoon of the pepper and mustard until well-blended; shape into 36 balls.
2. Brown, half at a time, in hot oil in a kettle or Dutch oven; remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Pour off all drippings.
3. Combine tomato juice, water, garlic, bay leaf, chili powder and remaining 1 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in same kettle; heat to boiling. Add white onions and carrots; cover. Simmer for 30 minutes.
4. While vegetables cook, mix biscuit mix with remaining 2 tablespoons parsley; add milk all at once; stir lightly just until flour is moistened.
5. Return meat balls to kettle; add lima beans; heat to boiling. Drop dumpling mixture in 6 mounds on top.
6. Cook, uncovered, about 10 minutes; cover; cook 10 minutes longer, or until dumplings are fluffy-light. Remove bay leaf before serving.
2. Brown, half at a time, in hot oil in a kettle or Dutch oven; remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Pour off all drippings.
3. Combine tomato juice, water, garlic, bay leaf, chili powder and remaining 1 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in same kettle; heat to boiling. Add white onions and carrots; cover. Simmer for 30 minutes.
4. While vegetables cook, mix biscuit mix with remaining 2 tablespoons parsley; add milk all at once; stir lightly just until flour is moistened.
5. Return meat balls to kettle; add lima beans; heat to boiling. Drop dumpling mixture in 6 mounds on top.
6. Cook, uncovered, about 10 minutes; cover; cook 10 minutes longer, or until dumplings are fluffy-light. Remove bay leaf before serving.
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