Great Balls of Fire - JP Fitness Forums

galya · 09-07-2006, 12:20 PM

You need:

2 lbs lean ground beef
1 can beans ( 1 1/2 cups)
2 large carrots
2 large onions
*chili powder
*chili dry seasoning (1/3 packet)
*pinch of black pepper
*touch of cinnamon
2 tbsp butter
2 whole eggs (preferably from happy chicken)
some patience

1. Chop the onions and cook in a pan using the 2 tbsp butter to simmer. When they cook and turn brown, set aside.
2. Mash the beans.
3. Fine-grate the carrots.
4. Mix the beef, mashed beans, carrots, cooked onions, the eggs and spices. Mix well.

Make large meatballs, place in a large baking dish and stick in a 300 F oven for an hour.

I bet you can grate cheddar cheese on top while hot and finish baking like that, too. I highly recommend serving them with salsa and sour cream.

RedWifey · 09-08-2006, 07:22 AM

Sounds like another great one! Do these just come to you in the middle of the night??

Thanks!

TrainingGirl · 09-08-2006, 07:32 AM

These do sound really good. Do you ever use ground turkey galya? I tend to use it alot.

galya · 09-08-2006, 08:04 AM

No, we don't really have turkey in Bulgaria like you guys do in the US. It's hard to get and you can usually get the whole animal or a drumstick and it seems like it was frozen in Argentina at the time of WW II.

RedWifey, I walk in the kitchen and think: what do I have and then figure out a way to make it work

I've been cooking since I was 10 so it's not hard.

RedLefty · 09-08-2006, 11:58 AM

Very cool! The thread title confused me, since "beanball" means something a little different to baseball players in the US. Makes me recall when my dad used to line my brother and I up against a chainlink fence, then he'd get a bucket of baseballs and throw them at us until we were tough. Good times...

Oh, and for the record I totally vote for the grated cheese on top. RW knows that I would eat a bowl of paper clips if they were covered in melted cheese.

milkman21 · 09-08-2006, 04:00 PM

Haha Red I thought the same thing!

Galya - those do look delicious, but you need a more appealing name for them. A few options:

*Try something with a French word in it: balles d'haricot
*Gratuitously use a fancy font and the word "Gourmet": Gourmet Bean Balls
*The American version: add the word "Jumbo", "XL", and a large round number: Jumbo Bean Balls XL3000

galya · 09-09-2006, 03:27 AM

I will ask the moderators to edit it for me

RedLefty · 09-09-2006, 10:50 AM

Naw, I like "beanballs". I'm already picturing our kids' faces when we tell them what's for dinner.

RacerBill · 09-09-2006, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milkman21

*Try something with a French word in it: balles d'haricot

Haha!!! That means "bean husks." I think you mean boules d'haricot.

There's probably some cool Bulgarian name for it.

Johnka · 09-11-2006, 12:10 PM

How's the new title? Galya is open to suggestions, too.

galya · 09-11-2006, 02:28 PM

John, you should make some and tell me what you think

Johnka · 09-12-2006, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by galya

John, you should make some and tell me what you think

Definitely, they sound great!

ShannonB · 09-12-2006, 10:37 AM

Oh man, those sound good! I'm gonna make these for sure.

That is, if I get to the ground beef in the fridge before Og does, I think he wants to make burgers with it. The race is on.

PaPaLoAdS · 10-01-2006, 03:25 PM

hey Gayla,

I usually just buy the big bag of costco meat balls because they are extremely convenient. I would definitely prefer to just make a big batch of your meatballs instead. I was just curious as to how they taste reheated in the microwave?

-Ramon

galya · 10-02-2006, 07:43 AM

I eat them cold, they are awesome.
Hubby eats them nuked and he doesn't complain at all

You should be fine!
Galya

PaPaLoAdS · 10-02-2006, 01:05 PM

Thank you very much. This recipe is exactly what i was looking for.

-Ramon