Ingredients

  • 12 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 2 eggs
  • 14 cup water
  • 12 cup rolled oats (I use the qick cooking kind)
  • 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
  • 12 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon water
  • 14 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 12 lbs lean ground beef
  • meatball dripping
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
  • 1 12 teaspoons ground nutmeg
  • 12 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 14 teaspoon pepper

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • In mixing bowl, combine onion, eggs, water, oats, mustard, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
  • Add ground beef, mix well.
  • Shape into 16 large meatballs.
  • Place in a shallow baking pan.
  • Bake, uncovered at 350 for 25 minutes or until no pink remains.
  • Remove meatballs, reserve drippings.
  • To make gravy, in medium saucepan combeine the meatball drippings, beef broth, prepared mustard, ground nutmeg, Worcestershire sauce, and pepper stirring until combined.
  • Stir in 2 tablespoons cornstarch.
  • Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
  • Cook and stir 2 minutes more.
  • Add gravy to meatballs and mix to combine.