Bitokes Russian Meatballs Recipes

BITOKES - RUSSIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in frying pan. Add onions, fry until clear and tender. Remove onions.
• In large bowl mix hamburger, 2 Tbs butter, salt, pepper, thyme, 1 egg and sautéed onion. Mix and form into balls or patties. Pan fry patties and put them in large casserole dish.
• Pour fat from pan. Add beef broth and boil until only 1/2 remains. Add cream. Boil 1 to 2 minute Season with nutmeg, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Remove from heat, add butter and pour over meat. Sauce will be thin. Let sit overnight. Reheating it brings out the flavor. Serve over white rice or alone.

RUSSIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients-except sauce ingredients-together in a large bowl.
• Roll into balls and fry in a large skillet.
• Combine the peach jam, salad dressing and soup mix in a saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat until blended.
• Pour over meatballs and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Serve over rice.

RUSSIAN MEATBALLS IN VODKA

Steps:

• Mix well and let stand for 1 hour, then form into small balls.
• Brown in a skillet in drippings along with 3 cups thinly sliced onions for about 15 minutes. Remove from pan.
• To the drippings, add 1 cup sour cream and thicken with 2 tablespoons flour and 1 can condensed beef bouillon; cook until blended, then add onions and meat balls.
• Blend in 1/2 cup dry vermouth and 2 ounces vodka.

RUSSIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine ground sirloin through salt and make into balls the size of a golf ball.
• Heat shortening in skillet until hot.
• Roll meatballs in flour.
• Brown meatballs in shortening.
• When meatballs are all browned add stewed tomatoes and chopped green pepper. If more juice is needed, add more tomato juice.
• Simmer for 30 minutes.
• (The more juice, the more sauce. The sauce should be like stroganoff constancy.)
• Sprinkle with paprika and add sour cream.
• Cover and simmer 15 minutes longer.
• Eat with either white rice or egg noodles.

SLOW COOKER CRANBERRY BARBECUE MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except meatballs and parsley in 2 or 2 1/2- quart slow cooker until well blended.
• Add cold meatballs.
• Cover and cook on Low het setting 2 - 3 hours or until thoroughly heated.
• Stir in parsley.