Dripping Meatballs

Ingredients

• 1 cup beef broth 
• 1 cup herb-flavored bread crumbs dry
• 1 teaspoon basil dried
• 0.5 teaspoon thyme leaves dried
• 1  eggs beaten
• 1 tablespoon flour all-purpose
• 1 pound ground beef 
• 2 tablespoons oil 
• 0.5 cup orange juice 
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper 
• 1.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce divided

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan

Directions

1. Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, 1/2 cup cranberry sauce, egg and seasonings.
2. Mix well; shape into one-inch balls. Cook in hot oil until browned, about 10 minutes; drain.
3. Combine broth and reamining cranberry sauce in saucepan; heat until gently boiling. Stir together juice and flour in a bowl until gently boiling. Stir together juice and flour in a bowl until smooth; add to mixture in saucepan, stirring until thickened. Reduce heat; add meatballs and simmer 15 to 20 minutes. Makes about 3 dozen.