Spanish Meat patties

Here is another recipe from 1967, one day we will be done with 1967, maybe I just need to throw in one from something else everyone once in a while.


Spanish Meat Patties
Mrs. Claude A. Coffey

1 egg
2 cups rice, cooked
1 pound ground beef
1 to 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
pepper
3/4 cup onion, chopped
1 small clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup green pepper
3 Tablespoons flour
2 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon paprika
3 cups tomato juice
1/2 cup ripe olives

Beat egg. Combine rice, salt and pepper. Blend and shape into patties 12 patties. Fry until brown on both sides. Remove from frying pan. Fry onion, garlic and green pepper until onion has wilted, but not brown. Blend in flour, chili powder, paprika and salt. Add tomato juice and boil 5 minutes, stirring constatnly. add olives . Add meat patties. Cover and cook slowly, about 15 minutes. Serves 6.