Recipe: Sauerbraten Klopse Sauerbraten Meatballs

Title: Sauerbraten Klopse (Sauerbraten Meatballs)
Categories: German Meats Main dish Beef
Servings: 4

1 lb Ground Beef; Lean
1/4 c Milk
1/4 c Bread Crumbs; dry
1/8 t Cloves; Ground
1/8 t Allspice; Ground
1/2 t Salt
1 x Pepper; To Taste
2 T Vegetable Oil
1/2 c Vinegar
3/4 t Ginger; Ground
1 ea Bay Leaf
4 T Sugar; Brown
2 T Unbleached Flour

Mix beef, milk, crumbs, cloves, allspice, salt and pepper. Form into
meatballs. Brown meatballs in hot oil. Drain off fat. Add 1 cup water,
vinegar, ginger, bay leaf, and brown sugar. Cover and simmer 1/2 hour.
Skim off fat. Remove meatballs and keep them warm. Mix flour and 2 T
water. Slowly stir into the pan juices to make gravy. Pour gravy over
meatballs. Serve with buttered noodles.