Youvarlakia avgolemono

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Greek meatballs with an egg-lemon sauce.

recipe:

1 pd ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped fine
1/2 cup uncooked rice
1 egg
3 Tbsp parsley chopped fine
salt and pepper to taste

2-3 Tbsp olive oil
2 cups hot water

Avgolemono sauce:

 1 large egg
the juice of one large lemon
1/2-1 cup of hot water

In a bowl mix together the ground beef, onion, rice, parsley, salt and pepper.Form into small balls. Heat the olive oil in a large pan and place the meat balls in the pan. Pour enough hot water to completely cover the meat balls and simmer over low heat uncovered until the meat balls are cooked 30-35 minutes.

In a small bowl beat the egg with a fork and add the lemon juice and the hot water gradually beating constantly.
Pour the avgolemono sauce in the pan and slowly boil in very low heat, shaking the pan often so that the sauce doesn't curdle. You can serve them with steamed broccoli and a fresh grated carrot salad.