sweet & spicy CRANBERRY COCKTAIL MEATBALLS are the proper excursion appetizer! Cooked in a cranberry pepper jelly sauce; SO delicious! The fine Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Years Eve appetizer!
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FOR THE MEATBALLS:
2 lbs. ground chuck
1 cup bread crumbs
2 large eggs slightly crushed
2 tablespoons candy Chili Sauce
2 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
2 tablespoons minced onion choose.
½ teaspoon salt
FOR THE CRANBERRY PEPPER JELLY SAUCE:
10 oz.. jar warm Pepper Jelly
12 oz.. jar Chili Sauce
8 oz.. can Jellied Cranberry Sauce
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
juice from ½ lemon
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FOR THE MEATBALLS:
Preheat oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a huge bowl, combine floor chuck, breadcrumbs, eggs, chili sauce, Worcestershire Sauce, onion and salt. mix until all substances are incorporated but do now not overwork the combination or the meatballs may be hard.
shape into 1½ inch meatballs and region on the prepared baking sheet. depart at least 1-inch area between meatballs.
cook at 350F for 10 mins then flip every meatball over. cook dinner every other 10-15 minutes or until meatballs are cooked thru. eliminate from oven.
*while meatballs are cooking, prepare the sauce.
FOR THE SAUCE:
In a massive skillet over LOW heat, integrate all sauce ingredients. Stir till nicely combined then eliminate from warmness until the meatballs are ready.
whilst meatballs are cooked, area them inside the sauce inside the skillet and simmer for 1-hour or until sauce has thickened.
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*The meatballs and sauce can simmer on excessive in a gradual-cooker for the ultimate hour.
