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Scottish Meat Balls
Photo: Lily Banse

Scottish Meat Balls

11 ingredients 16 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1199
Calories
79g
Protein
39g
Fat
129g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Pineapple 1 cup chunks (165g) 82
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 1 lb Lean ground beef
  • 1 Egg, slightly beaten
  • 3 tb Flour
  • 1/2 ts Salt
  • 1/4 ts Freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 tb Minced onion
  • 3 tb Vegetable oil
  • 1/3 c Chicken broth
  • 1 8-oounce can crushed pineapple, drained
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Directions

1

Combine first six ingredients.

2

Gently shape into balls about 1 inch in diameter.

3

If you have a melon baller, it helps standardize the size of balls.

4

Brown all over in aoil in 10-inch frying pan.

5

Remove from pan and drain on paper towels.

6

Drain pan, retaining about 1 tablespoon oil.

7

Add broth and drained pineapple.

8

Simmer for 5 minutes.

9

Meanwhile, make the following Scottish Sauce.

10

Combine all ingredients except green papper and mix until smooth.

11

Stir into skillet with pineapple mixture and cook until sauce has thickened.

12

Add meatballs and green pepper.

13

Cook gently about 10 minutes more.

14

Serve with rice.

15

You might serve these on December 31 to mark Hogmanay, the Scottish celebration of New Year's Eve.

16

Source: The Savannah Sampler Cookbook by Margaret Wayt DeBolt

Recipe sourced from fandom

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