Jewish Sweet-Sour Meatballs

Ingredients:

• 2 lb. minced beef
• 3 oz. bread crumbs
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 eggs
• Salt and pepper
• 5 tbsp. oil
• 2 onions, diced
• 1 c. of tomato juice with brown sugar and lemon juice mixture
• 1 bay leaf (optional)

Procedure

Mix the beef, bread crumbs, garlic, eggs, salt and pepper together and form into 6 balls. Brown in hot oil and fry the onions in the same fat. Put the meatballs into a casserole with the fried onions and tomato juice mixture.

Add the bay leaf. Roast the meatballs uncovered in a slow oven (275 degrees F.) or over low heat for about 45 minutes.