Mini Meatballs With Dipping Sauce

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup lamb sausage
• 2 cups lean ground beef
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup fresh breadcrumbs
• 3 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 2 garlic cloves, pureed
• 8 drops hot pepper sauce
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 grinds black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• flour (for dredging)
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons mustard
• 1/4 cup wine vinegar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper
• 1 pinch oregano
• 1 pinch thyme
• 2 tablespoons tomato sauce

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 meatballs:mix all ingredients except for flour together, using a food processor if you want a very smooth mixture.
• 3 shape into 1 inch balls; roll lightly in flour, and arrange in one layer in a lightly oiled baking dish or jelly roll pan.
• 4 bake in upper middle level, 7 to 8 minutes, turning once or twice, to brown nicely and just to stiffen.
• 5 reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
• 6 drain in a sieve or colander.
• 7 sauce:in a medium sauce pan, boil down the ingredients for the sauce until lightly thickened, carefully correct seasoning, and fold in meatballs.
• 8 bake for 20 minutes.