Just for fun, Mr. Big Food put together this week's menu entirely with recipes named after someone. Credit where credit's due!

I posted the backstory of the cookbook, and its author, for yesterday's recipes. Spoiler-- both were from women who lived in Florida trailer parks back in the '50s! Fun stuff.

Note-- Rather than meatballs, I made patties. They were great!

MRS. HAVDU'S HUNGARIAN MEAT BALLS

Yield: about 40 1½-inch balls, or 6 to 8 portions

2 lb ground chuck
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 onion, grated
1 clove garlic, crushed
¾ C tomato juice (or use Spicy V-8 for a spicier dish)
1 egg
1 C bread crumbs, finely ground
Hot shallow fat (for frying meat balls)

Combine chuck, salt, pepper, onion, garlic, tomato juice, egg, and ½ C of the bread crumbs, mix well, form mixture into 1½-inch balls, and roll in remaining ½ C crumbs. Fry meat balls in hot sallow fat for 3 to 4 minutes, or until balls are browned and cooked.