Recipe and source notes

Marengo Meat Balls with Rice

6 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 3 slices bread
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • 1½ pounds lean ground beef
  • 1 cup finely chopped onion
  • ½ teaspoon salt, divided
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 1 cup canned peeled whole tomatoes, chopped
  • ½ cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
  • ¼ cup flour
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground red pepper
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 cups hot cooked rice

Make it step by step

  1. Soak bread in milk 5 minutes.
  2. Mix with beef, onion, ¼ teaspoon salt and black pepper; form into 18 balls.
  3. Heat oil in large skillet; add meat balls and cook until browned.
  4. Add broth to skillet and stir to loosen brown particles.
  5. Blend tomatoes, mayonnaise, flour, pepper and remaining ¼ teaspoon salt.
  6. Stir into broth; add bay leaf.
  7. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
  8. Remove bay leaf.
  9. Serve over fluffy rice.

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