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24 Reviews of Ground Pork and Potato Balls

From: Marietta Mary Lou

On Oct 6, 2004

This will be a really good recipe, with some modifications in my opinion. It is VERY bland, and I suggest adding 1 or 2 minced garlic cloves and finely chopped jalapeno or its equivalent. Chopped parsley is also a good addition. These balls are best eaten soon after cooking. I froze some and discovered to my dismay that the potato component had lost its body resulting in a sort of pork/mashed potato mush. Still delicious, though.

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    From: woodland hues

    On Aug 20, 2004

    Okay, this is ingenious, grating a potato into the meatball mixture. This dish is simply outstanding and fast on its way to my Keepers File. So good, very easy. I chose to add 1/2 cup minced onion instead of onion flakes because we like onion. I used a no-stick skillet so dispensed with the shortening. I needed to add more water at the end to thin out the thickish gravy. Served this with Hungarian Cucumber Salad #51208, and corn on the cob. Thank you!!!!

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  • From: AliciaGski

    On Jul 31, 2007

    Nice change. I made triple the gravy amount (still wasn't enough) using an onion seasoning mix and served it over wide noodles. With a vegetable side, it easily makes enough for five or six people.

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  • From: Mirella Mendisin

    On May 19, 2007

    SIMPLY OUTSTANDING!!! We had these tonight for the first time, and were delighted. They are so simple to make, and taste so incredibly good. I added one teaspoon of Thyme, and got a real nice Provencal touch to it. I also substituted the onion flakes with half a cup minced onions.

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  • From: Vanessa Y

    On Nov 20, 2007

    We LOVED this recipe. This was very simple to make and tasted great. Something a little different!! This is also something that you can make ahead of time. I used a real onion and made a lot more gravy. Great recipe!!

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  • From: Robin Riger

    On Aug 31, 2008

    Don't skip over this dish if the name isn't too appealing, it's worth it! It reminds me a lot of homestyle German food, although they would probably add nutmeg to the ingredient list (they use nutmeg a lot). My husband and I really liked it, but I will increase the seasoning and use minced onion, not dried onion as the recipe suggests. I was leary to serve it over rice or egg noodles because there was plenty of starch in the dish already so I roasted some veggies and that balanced it well.

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    From: shapeweaver ©

    On Jan 6, 2009

    This was made on 1/5/09, as part of mine and SO's dinner. After reading the review from Chef Robin Riger, I decided to add about 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg.For the mustard,1/2 teaspoon of powdered was used.The rest of the recipe was followed as written.I think another 1/4 cup of bread crumbs should have been added to the meat mixture, since the meatballs were just a bit on the wet side.I served these meatballs on top of mashed potatoes, and green beens on the side.This will be made again.Thank you for posting and, "Keep Smiling "

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  • From: mom2b2g

    On Apr 6, 2006

    Wow, wasn't sure how this would taste, but it was pretty good. I think that the salt could be reduced by 1/4tsp. I will make this again.

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  • From: Chef June

    On Sep 18, 2006

    This one just didn't work out for my family. Sorry!

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    From: CindiJ

    On Apr 27, 2006

    This was soooo good! I added 3 TBS sour cream to the gravy and my oh my!! DH could not stop eating and then took a big leftover dish to work same night to share with his crew. We will make this again! Thanks so much!!

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