Meatball Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. ground beef
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 egg
1 Tbsp. minced onion
1/2 c. soft bread crumbs
1 Tbsp. salad oil
3 Tbsp. flour
1 (1 lb.) can tomatoes
1 c. water
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. basil (dried sweet)
4 small carrots
3 medium potatoes
1 onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, sliced

Preparation

Mix ground beef with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, pepper, egg, minced onion and soft bread crumbs.
Form into ball (size of a walnut). Brown in hot oil.
Remove meatballs from skillet.
Pour off all fat except 3 tablespoons.
Transfer fat to Dutch oven.