Meat is expensive. It is important to have a few recipes that can take a little meat a long way. This is very difficult now that I have stopped eating grains. No longer am I able to use noodles or rice to stretch a meat sauce. One paleo friendly option is to use eggs to stretch ground meat. Below is one such recipe that not only took a pound of ground beef a long way but was approved by my 4-year-old!
Meatball Pancakes
6 eggs- yolks and whites separated
1 lb ground beef
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
a few grinds black pepper
2 tsp lemon juice or cider vinegar
1 tsp dried thyme
1 medium onion- grated
Beat the whites to stiff peaks in one bowl. Mix all the other ingredients in a second bowl. Fold the white into the meat mixture just enough to blend them. Drop spoonfuls onto a greased griddle (I like to grease it with rendered beef tallow) over medium heat. When puffed and brown, flip and brown the other side. It is good served with ketchup or sauteed mushrooms.
I haven't tried it yet but I think this recipe would be awesome for breakfast- just use sausage instead of the beef and leave out the thyme.
