54 - Weanesday. December § 1990 - North Shore News

FOOD

Meatballs always
in good taste

MEATBALLS ARE one of
the most satisfying meals
known to cooks. Part of the
appeal is the sauce or broth
they are served with. They
lend themselves io noodles
or pasta -- both relatively
inexpensive and neither
needs peeling.

They keep well — in fact, anv
meatball is as good or better when
reheated.

There's a robust satisfaction in
serving a feed of meatballs,
especially on a rainy Decentber
afternoon. Kids rarely turn them
down, husbands like sandwhiches
made from lefiovers and some
odd characters teach the dog to do
balancing acts with a meatball on
his nose.

Last week | passed along two of
my faverite meatball recipes —
Big Sicilian-style and tiny cocktail
bites. Here are some other good
ones:

Chinese-Style Pork Ball Soup
1 lb. lean ground pork
dash nutmeg
1 white dinner roll, grated (or
stale white bread, crumbled - 1
slice)

1 egg yolk

1 teaspoon cornstarch

Broth: 6 cups chicken stock (I use
Chicken-In-A-Mug)

Barbara
NicGreadie

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1 onion

celery tops (any wilted ribs, tuo)

1 tablespoon soy sauce

Add later: about 18 smali whole
mushrooms

Ys cup dry sherry

YY Ib. shelled caw prawns (op-
tional)

Prepare the pork balls by mix-
ing all ingredients and forming in-
to walnut-sized balls. You may
wish to add salt. Refrigerate meat
balls while broth simmers.

Combine ingredients for broth
in a large pot. Bring to a boil and

simmer gently for about half an
hour, Strain. Return to boiling
and add pork balls. Simmer 10
minutes and add mushrooms (and
sherry). Simmer three minutes and
add prawns, if vou dike. Simmer
until prawns turn pink — no
longer. Garnish with chopped
green onions. Serves sit asa
starter.

Scandinavian-Sty le Meatballs
Tb, lean ground beef
1 medium onion, finely chopped
Ucaup mashed potatoes (good use
for L.O.*s)

‘4 cup fine, dey breadcrumbs

'. cup whipping cream

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salt and pepper

'4 cup snipped parsley

Sauce: 2 tablespoons flour

I cup whipping cream (or coffee
cream)

Combine ingredients for meat-
balls in a large bowl or in your
food processor. Beat until fluffy
and very well combined. Form in-
to one-inch balls. Chill. Cook
gendy in a non-stick pan, rotating
the pan so that all sides are lightly
browned. Remove meatballs. Stir
flour into pan and stir until
blended with drippings. Add
cream and stir until smooth and
thickened. Return meatballs to
sauce. I often add a tablespoon of

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School performs Xmas music

PARENTS, CHUELDREN, teachers
and frends of the Waldorf Com-
munity will gather in the Chapel
of the Highlands United Church
at 7 pom. on Dee. 7 for a musical
celebration of Christmas.

Grades 4. 8S and © violin and
cello groups, the Grades 7 and &
orchestra, and the grade school
and high school choirs will play
and sing old fasorites and less
familiat songs of the season.

wall be ono admission
charge. but there will be a collec
tion for the Highiands United
Church as thanks for the use of
the church on this evening.

Everyone is welcome to attend
the event which is being presented
by the Vancouver Waldorf
School.

The church is located at 3255
Edgemont Blvd. in) North Van-
couver. For more information call
985-7435.

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