Breaded Meatballs
Ingredients:
* 200 grams ground sirloin
* 1 tbsp olive oil
* 1 small white onion, chopped
* 4 tbsp unsalted butter
* 4 tbsp flour
* beef broth
* 1/8 tsp nutmeg, grated
* salt (to taste)
* ground black pepper (to taste)
* 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
* 2 eggs, mixed with 1 teaspoon water
* 2 ½ cups Japanese breadcrumbs
Preparations:
1) Cook ground sirloin in oil, stirring, until browned. Set beef aside. Add olive oil to the same pan. Sauté white onion until soft. Stir in unsalted butter and flour; whisk until no lumps remain. Increase heat to medium. Whisk for a few more minutes. Pour in beef broth; simmer, whisking constantly, until thick. Simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
2) Stir in beef and grated nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper. Chill for 6 hours. Scoop into 1-inch balls. Dip in all purpose flour, eggs mixed with water, then in Japanese breadcrumbs. Fry until golden brown. Serve with mustard.