Mother’s Sweet and Sour Meat Balls

1. Add eggs to the meat and mix.
2. Add rice, salt, and pepper and mix.
3. Slice onion and brown lightly in chicken fat. (I used vegetable oil.) Set aside and grate.
4. Make meat balls (I made 20) and fry lightly till brown on both sides. (I laughed. “Both sides of a ball.” Well, I did the top and bottom sides of the ball.)
5. Place grated onion and carrot in the bottom of the pot. (The recipe didn’t say what to do with the carrot, so I just sliced it very thinly.)
6. Place meat balls on top and add hot water to cover.
7. Let boil 30 minutes or put in the oven at 350 F. (I went with the stove option. I covered the pot and boiled for 30 minutes.)
8. Warm tomato juice, tomato sauce and brown sugar and bring to a boil.
9. Add juices and sugar to meat balls, bring to a boil and then simmer 2 hours or bake in the oven for 3 hours. (I simmered the 1st hour with the lid on and took off the lid for the 2nd hour. If the sauce is still thin, leave the lid off and let it simmer away on low-medium heat. Stir occasionally, but let it tighten up until the sauce is nice and thick.)