Dilly Ham Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb ground fully cooked ham
1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup finely chopped green onions
3 tbsp chopped fresh dill or 3 tsp dried dill, divided
1/4 cup milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tsp dijon mustard
1/2 tsp pepper, divided
1 to 2 tbsp butter or margarine
1 to 2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp flour
1 cup water
1 cup sour cream (8 oz.)

Preparation

In a bowl, combine ham, bread crumbs, onions, 1 tbsp fresh dill (1 tsp dried dill), milk, egg, mustard and 1/4 tsp pepper; mix well.
Shape into 1 inch balls.
In a large skillet, heat 1 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp oil.
Brown ham balls, add remaining butter and oil as needed.
Remove ham balls to a serving dish, cover and keep warm.
Pour ham drippings into a sauce pan, blend in flour. Gradually add water and stir until smooth.
Cook over low heat stirring constantly until mixture thickens.
Add sour cream and remaining dill and pepper, heat through, but do not boil.
Pour over the ham balls.
Serve over cooked noodles.