Mom's Sauerkraut Balls

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, minced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup very finely chopped deli ham
• 1 cup very finely chopped deli corned beef
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 3 teaspoons minced dried parsley
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cups sauerkraut, well drained and finely chopped
• 2/3 cup flour, divided
• 1/2 cup beef stock
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1/2 cup fine dry breadcrumb
• vegetable oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, saute onion in butter until tender.
• 2 add ham and corned beef; cook, stirring often, for five minutes.
• 3 add garlic salt, prepared mustard, black pepper, sauerkraut, 1/2 cup flour, and beef stock to skillet.
• 4 mix well.
• 5 cook for 10 minutes, stirring often.
• 6 spread sauerkraut mixture on a platter and allow to cool.
• 7 when mixture is cool enough to touch, shape into 1- inch size balls.
• 8 refrigerate sauerkraut balls for 1 hour.
• 9 roll balls in remaining flour, dip into beaten eggs, then roll in bread crumbs.
• 10 fry in hot oil in a deep fryer until golden brown.