Gehaktballen: Dutch meatballs

Ingredients

• 1 cup lean ground beef
• 1 egg
• 2 slices white bread, crusts removed
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon mace, ground
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper, ground
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup water or beef stock
• ketjap manis or maggi seasoning

Directions

1. 1

   Mix the meat with the egg, bread, onion, salt and spices and form 4-5 meatballs.

2. 2

   Chill for about 30 minutes.

3. 3

   Make into 4-6 meatballs.

4. 4

   Heat the butter and brown the meatballs for about 15 minutes, turning them a couple of times.

5. 5

   Reduce the heat to simmer and cook the meatballs for another 15 minutes, turning a few times.

6. 6

   Remove the meatballs, add the water or beef stock and bring to a high heat. Add a little ketjap manis or Maggi seasoning to the mixture and you will have a lovely gravy to serve with the meatballs.

7. 7

   NOTES : Some people coat the meatballs with breadcrumbs before frying.

8. 8

   We soak the bread in a bit of milk, and then press out the milk from the bread before adding to the ground beef.

9. 9

   We almost always use just the ground beef, and it is very good.

10. 10

    This is good served with homefries and lots of mayonnaise.