Serves: 8
Total Calories: 416

2 tablespoons cooking oils
1 sliced onion
1 clove finely chopped garlic
salt and pepper
6 diced tomatoes (without skin or seeds)
2 pounds ground round steaks
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
bread crumbs
WHITE SAUCE
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
2 beaten eggs
salt and pepper to taste
bread crumbs

Brown the onion in cooking oil, add the garlic, ground round. When done, add the tomatoes, salt and pepper, and parsley.

WHITE SAUCE
Add 6 tablespoons bread crumbs, and the meat mixture to the white sauce. Let cool until thick. Shape into small round croquettes. Roll in bread crumbs, egg and in the bread crumbs again.

Deep fry in hot oil and serve immediately. Arrange on a platter of butter lettuce. Can be made small to use as an appetizer or larger for the main meal.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 8
Total Calories: 416
Calories from Fat: 204

More Recipes from the A Taste of Brazil Cookbook:
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Little Pies - Ground Beef Filling
Little Pies- Chicken Filling
Little Pies- Cheese Filling
Little Pies- Shrimp Filling
Mock Chicken Legs (Coxinha de galinha)
Cod Fish Croquette (Bolinho de bacalhau)
Cheese Croquette (Bolinho de queijo)
Meat Croquette (Croquete de carne cozida)
Meat Turnovers (Pastéis)
Fried Prawns (Camarão frito)
Melon with Ham (Melão com presunto)
Fresh Figs with Ham (Figos frescos com presunto)