Bitochki

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Blahness improved to let the herbs shine through. after its kind review i have worked on improving. added a caramelized onion b/w the meatball and breading, herbs, mushrooms, and spinach. please give it a second chance.:) serve with noodles or mashed potatoes. a russian meatball/stroganoff recipe that originally came from a ladies home journal cookbook with a 1960 copyright but altered.

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Steps

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Melt the butter in a large saute pan on medium heat , add onion and saute for 10-15 minutes or until carmelized.

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Remove from heat.

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And save to roll the meatballs into this onion mixture during step 6.

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Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a rimmed cookie sheet with foil.

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Cut the crusts off the bread and break into 1 / 2 inch pieces.

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Soak the bread in milk.

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Squeeze so it is almost dry.

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And discard milk.

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Mix the beef and bread in a large bowl.

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Add salt , pepper , parsley , tarragon , lemon juice , garlic , and egg.

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Blend well.

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Shape into 1 inch sized balls.

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Roll meatballs in caramelized onion.

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Mix bread crumbs and paprika on a dinner plate.

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Roll the meat balls in the bread crumb mixture.

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Put meatballs onto cookie sheet.

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Bake at 400 degrees for 12 minutes or until browned-check after 6 minutes to see if they need turning.

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While the meatballs are browning , add butter to the saute pan you started with , when almost melted add in next 1 / 4 cup of onion.

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Saute onion until.

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Ingredients

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butter, onion, bread, milk, ground beef, salt, pepper, parsley, tarragon, lemon juice, garlic clove, egg, breadcrumbs, paprika, mushrooms, dry white wine, sour cream, nutmeg, spinach