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4 large tomatoes,
peeled and cut
into sixths
1 or 2 chipotle peppers
1 medium onion, cut
into sixths
1 clove garlic
1
/3 cup (80 mL) vinegar
1 teaspoon (5 mL) salt
Assemble Food Grinder, using coarse grinding plate.
Attach Food Grinder to mixer. Turn to Speed 4 and grind
tomatoes, peppers, onion, and garlic into large bowl
or saucepan placed under grinder. Add all remaining
ingredients; mix well. For thicker salsa, heat mixture to
boiling in saucepan. Reduce heat to low. Cook 5 to
10 minutes, or until desired consistency.
Tip: Chipotle peppers are dried, smoked jalapeño
peppers. If they are not available, substitute fresh
jalapeño peppers and 1 drop of liquid smoke.
Yield: 20 servings (2 tablespoons [30 mL] per serving).
Per serving: About 8 cal, 0 g protein, 2 g carb, 0 g fat,
0 mg chol, 109 mg sodium.
Smoky Salsa
Swedish Meatballs
1 lb (455 g) boneless
beef round steak, cut
into 1" (2.5 cm) strips
1/2 lb (225 g) boneless
veal, cut into 1" (2.5
cm) strips
1 medium onion, cut
into sixths
2 slices whole wheat
bread, broken into
pieces
1 teaspoon (5 mL) salt
1/2 teaspoon (2 mL)
nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon (1 mL)
allspice
1/4 teaspoon (1 mL)
black pepper
1/4 cup (60 mL) fat-free
egg substitute or 1 egg
1/2 cup (120 mL)
low-fat milk
Cream Sauce
1/4 cup (60 mL) drippings
from meatballs or
margarine or butter
1/4 cup (60 mL) flour
2 cups (475 mL)
whole milk
2 teaspoons (10 mL)
instant beef bouillon
granules
1/8 teaspoon (0.5 mL)
black pepper
Assemble Food Grinder, using fine grinding plate. Attach
Food Grinder to mixer. Turn to Speed 4 and grind beef,
veal, onion, and bread into bowl placed under grinder.
(Return mixture to grinder and grind once or twice more
for extra fine meatballs.) Add all remaining ingredients;
mix well.
Shape mixture into 1" (2.5 cm) meatballs and arrange in
151/2 x 101/2 x 1" (38.8 x 26.3 x 2.5 cm) baking pans. Bake
at 450°F (232°C) for 15 minutes, or until browned and no
longer pink in center.
While meatballs are baking, prepare Cream Sauce.
Heat drippings or melt margarine in large saucepan.
Add flour and stir until bubbly. Gradually stir in all
remaining ingredients. Cook over medium-low heat until
mixture thickens and just begins to bubble. Pour over
Swedish Meatballs.
Serve meatballs as an appetizer or combine with cooked
noodles as a main dish.
Yield: 20 appetizer servings (4 meatballs per serving) or
10 main dish servings (8 meatballs per serving).
Per appetizer serving: About 86 cal, 9 g protein, 5 g carb,
3 g fat, 28 mg chol, 247 mg sodium.
Per main dish serving: About 173 cal, 19 g protein, 9 g
carb, 6 g fat, 56 mg chol, 494 mg sodium.
Swedish Meatballs with Cream Sauce