The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #58006   Message #918876
Posted By: MMario
26-Mar-03 - 01:15 PM
Thread Name: Mudcat Cookbook Submissions Needed!
Subject: RE: Mudcat Cookbook Submissions Needed!
"Thai" Basil and Beef Meatballs

1 lb ground beef
2 cups (packed) fresh basil
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 cup dry bread crumbs.
1 egg

wash basil - pick all leaves off stems - chop any stems finely - chop leaves coarsly.

steam/wilt basil with just enough moisture to prevent scorching. - should still be bright green, but limp

mix all ingredients together; let sit approximately 10 minutes; form into small meatballs - about 1 inch in diameter. Bake on a cookie sheet 10-12 minutes at 375 degree F.

these are excellent hot or cold.

May also be made into a meat loaf - which would take roguhly 1 hour baking time.