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Almondegas (Meatballs)

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • ½ pound wheat germ (original)
  • ½ pound lean ground meat
  • 1 medium onion
  • Peppermint leaves
  • Black Pepper
  • Salt

Directions

  1. Place wheat germ in 4 cups water for 3 hours. Drain wheat germ by placing in it a clean dish cloth and squeezing out water. Set aside.
  2. In a blender, shred onion, peppermint leaves, pepper and salt.
  3. In a big pan, mix the blended mixture into the wheat germ and ground meat. Mix well.
  4. Roll and fry at a very high temperature.