INGREDIENTS
2 eggs
2 ½ cups fine soft bread crumbs
2 cup ground cooked ham
2 teaspoons grated Hale orange rind
1 tablespoon margarine or butter
½ cup fresh Hale orange juice
1 tablespoon minced onion
¼ cup chopped parsley
¼ teaspoon dry mustard
½ teaspoon dried cumin
Hot cooked rice
PREPARATION
Beat eggs in large bowl. Add orange juice and bread crumbs. Mix well and let stand a few minutes. Add ham, onion, parsley, orange rind, dry mustard and cumin. Mix well. Shape into small meatballs. Heat margarine (or butter) in skillet. Add meatballs and brown lightly on all sides. Pour hot Orange Sauce* over meatballs and serve with hot cooked rice. Garnish with orange sections.
Orange Sauce with Raisins*
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons sugar
¾ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 cut raisins
3 cups fresh Hale orange juice
½ teaspoon minced onion
½ teaspoon dry mustard
¼ teaspoon ginger
¼ teaspoon pepper
2 Hale oranges, sectioned
Blend cornstarch with 1/2 cup orange juice in saucepan. Add remaining orange juice, sugar, onion, dry mustard, cumin, ginger, vinegar, pepper, and raisins. Mix well and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and comes to a boil.