Ruth's German Boiled Meatballs And Gravy

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This is my mom's version of german meatballs. her mother used to make these but of course never used a recipe - she never even had a stove - always used a coal burning stove! mom kept working on it and used a few more conventional ingredients and came up with this recipe. she always served it over extra-wide egg noodles.

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Steps

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Mix the veal , pork , beef , egg , 1 teaspoons salt , pepper and onion together thoroughly.

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Shape mixture into 1 1 / 2 inch balls.

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To boiling water , add onion soup mix , bay leaf and 1 / 2 tsp salt - stir until mixed.

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Drop meatballs into boiling water.

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Cover pan , reduce heat and simmer for 1 / 2 hour.

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Combine flour and cold water to make a thickening agent.

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Add to simmering meat stock and bring back to a boil.

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Boil one minute uncovered or until gravy is slightly thickened.

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Serve over noodles , rice or mashed potatoes.

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Ingredients

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ground veal, ground pork, ground beef, egg, salt, pepper, onion, dry onion soup mix, bay leaf, boiling water, flour, cold water