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Mexican Chicken Meat Balls

A historical recipe from California Mexican-Spanish Cook Book, by Bertha Haffner-Ginger.

A historical recipe

California Mexican-Spanish Cook Book: Selected Mexican and Spanish Recipes, by Bertha Haffner-Ginger. Project Gutenberg eBook #39586.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Also printed in: California Mexican-Spanish cookbook (1914).

Source and licence

From California Mexican-Spanish Cook Book, by Bertha Haffner-Ginger. Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #39586 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39586). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Two cups ground chicken, two tablespoons finely chopped onion, one-half cup tomato, one-half garlic button, two tablespoons chopped sweet pepper, one egg, one teaspoon mint leaves, one-half teaspoon aregano, one teaspoon salt, one tablespoon butter, three tablespoons corn meal mush, mix together, roll in flour, make into balls, fry in deep fat, or bake in oven, serve with Spanish sauce.