Meat Ball 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. oil
3 Tbsp. flour
1 (1 lb.) can tomatoes
1 c. water
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. crushed basil leaves
3 medium potatoes, diced
4 small carrots, diced
1 onion, chopped
1 branch celery, sliced

Preparation

Mix beef with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, pepper, egg, minced onion and bread crumbs.
Form into balls the size of walnuts.
Brown in hot oil.
Remove balls from skillet; pour off all fat except 3 tablespoons.
(If you have less than 3 tablespoons, add more oil.) Blend in flour.
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Bring to a boil; simmer over low heat 10 minutes, adding more water if necessary. Add to meat balls in a 2-quart casserole.
Bake, covered, at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour or until veggies are tender.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.