"Dolmathes Kima Me Avgolemono" - Meat Balls With Egg Lemon Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground lean beef
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1 tsp. minced fresh mint leaves or 1/2 tsp. dried
1 Tbsp. parsley
2 Tbsp. uncooked rice
salt and pepper
1 1/2 c. beef stock
1 c. water
2 egg yolks
juice of 1 lemon

Preparation

Mix beef, mint, parsley and rice; season with salt and pepper and add 1/4 cup of beef stock.
Mix well and form into walnut-size balls.
Bring remaining stock and water to a boil and drop meat balls into it.
Simmer 45 minutes.
Beat egg yolks; add lemon juice.
Slowly add some of hot stock to egg yolks while continuing to beat.
Stir egg yolk mixture into remaining stock.
Cover and let stand 5 minutes (off the heat).
Makes 4 servings.