Deep-fried forcemeat balls

These forcemeat balls make an excellent accompaniment for hare, rabbit or veal.

Preparation Time: 10 Mins

Cooking Time: 10 Mins

Total Time: 20 Mins

Ingredients

For 8 servings…

1                    Onion  - small, chopped finely  

1 rasher           Bacon  - chopped finely          

4 tbs               Breadcrumbs  - fresh 

1 tbs               Suet         

2 tbs               Parsley  - chopped    

1 tbs               Marjoram  - chopped 

                     Pepper      

                     Salt          

1                    Egg  - beaten          

For coating

1                    Egg  - beaten          

                     Breadcrumbs  - dried 

For deep frying

                     Oil           

Method

Cook the onion with the bacon until the onion is soft.  Remove from the heat.

Add the fresh breadcrumbs, suet, herbs and seasoning and bind together with beaten egg.

Shape into balls the size of walnuts and dip them into egg and breadcrumbs and deep-fry them until golden brown.