Need to Reheat Saurerkraut Balls for Forgotten Broth?

[Intrepid_Chef]

Made this mixture last night. And just realized I left out the broth. I know it's a long shot that anyone here has even made them, let alone made the same mistake, but do I need to reheat this mixture just to add the broth and cool?

Title: Mom's Sauerkraut balls

Description:
I still have my mom's hand-written recipe for these. This is
most easily prepared using a food processor.

Ingredients:
4 Tbsp. margerine or butter (1/2 a stick)
4 Tbsp. flour
1 package onion soup or 1 onion
1 1/2 C. cooked, chopped sausage, ground beef or leftover holiday
ham. (About 1 pound of browned sausage.)
1 clove garlic or 1 tsp. garlic powder
3 cups chopped kraut (a little less than one bag or can ... put
the rest in with your pork roast.)
1/2 C. beef broth or boullion
1 tsp. parsley (optional... I've made this sans parsley the last
two years and haven't noticed the difference)

Directions:
Saute first five ingredients. Add kraut, broth and parsley (if you
have it) then cook until it gets pasty and sticks together. Chill
overnight.

Shape into balls, roll in egg and milk mixture, then roll in mixture
of bread crumbs and flour. Deep fry until golden brown.

Number Of Servings:About 7 dozen a recipe ... I usually double this.

Preparation Timeepends on various factors.

 

[chefheidi2003]

Never tried it..never even heard of them..BUT..I would like to try it sometime..that looks good..and I LOVE SAUERKRAUT!!

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

I hate sauerkraut but I love these. In my area they are required at every new year's eve party.I wish there was a hotline like they have for turkey cooking!

 

[carlajanes]

if you add the broth now the mixture will be really loose....you will have to cook it again to get it back into a paste.....

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

I know ... that's why I'm wondering if I should even bother and if they will hold together without it. I guess the best thing to do is just try it.

 

[chefheidi2003]

I know ... that's why I'm wondering if I should even bother and if they will hold together without it. I guess the best thing to do is just try it.

Personally..I would just try it the way that you have it now. But that is me.

 

[pchockeymom]

I like saurerkraut but could NEVER serve these at my house. Too many "guy" jokes would be flying around with that name!! I'd never live it down.

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

Ha ha! Must be an ... East Coast thing!

 

[carlajanes]

i would just leave it as is....and cook them like this...who knows you might like it better

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

Well I made up just 2 and despite overheating the oil and burning them, Roomie said they were OK. I was looking for them to taste different so they did! I went ahead and heated it up and added the broth. I messed up on the recipe. It's supposed to be half a cup. So I added a cup because I doubled it. Some of it no doubt cooked away. But it looked and smelled like normal.