Cocktail Meatballs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 beaten egg
2 Tbsp. fine dry bread crumbs
2 Tbsp. thinly sliced green onion
2 Tbsp. finely chopped green pepper
1/4 tsp. dried thyme, crushed
1/2 lb. lean ground beef
cooking oil
Tangy Cranberry Sauce

Preparation

Combine egg, bread crumbs, green onion, green pepper, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and dash of pepper.
Add ground beef; mix well. Shape beef mixture into 3/4-inch meatballs.
(Allow to stand at room temperature 1/2 hour.)
Pour cooking oil into a metal fondue cooker to no more than 1/2 capacity or to depth of 2-inches.
Heat over range to 350\u00b0.
Add 1 teaspoon salt to hot oil.
Transfer cooker to fondue burner.
Spear individual meatballs with a fondue fork.
Cook in oil 1 minute or until browned.
Transfer meatballs with a dinner fork.
Dip in Tangy Cranberry Sauce.