Cocktail Meatballs I recipe

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Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
½ cup dried bread crumbs
⅓ cup chopped onion
¼ cup milk
1 egg
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ cup shortening
12 fluid ounces tomato-based chili sauce
1 ¼ cups grape jelly

Nutrition Info

457.9 calories
carbohydrate: 52.5 g
cholesterol: 72.1 mg
fat: 22.8 g
fiber: 1.1 g
protein: 12.7 g
saturatedFat: 8.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1038.4 mg
sugar: 38.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, combine ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, milk, egg, salt, Worcestershire sauce, and ground black pepper. Mix together, and shape into meatballs.

  2. In a large skillet, heat shortening over medium heat. Add meatballs, and cook until browned, about 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from skillet, and drain on paper towels.

  3. Add chili sauce and jelly to skillet, heat, stirring, until jelly is melted. Return meatballs to skillet, and stir until coated. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.

Recipe Yield

16 meatballs

Recipe Note

Simple meatballs with an unusual chili sauce/grape jelly coating. Quite a combination of tastes and textures. Note: After cooking, I like to keep the meatballs warm in a slow cooker until ready to serve.

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