TAILGATE MEATBALLS

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These tasty, slow cooked, cocktail meatballs simmered in cranberry sauce will disappear quickly from anyone's holiday party.

Provided by CHEF GRPA

Categories Meat

Time 1h50m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

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Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef
1 egg
2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
3 tablespoons minced onions
1 (8 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
3/4 cup chili sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350*F. (175*C).
In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef, egg, water, bread crumbs, and minced onion. Roll into small meatballs.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, turning once.
In a slow cooker or large saucepan over low heat, blend the cranberry sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar, and lemon juice. Add meatballs, and simmer for 1 hour before serving.
My Update Note: I have been making these meatballs for 30 years or more. I however use cornflakes crumbs instead of bread crumbs. I also put 1/3 cup parsley; I use 1/4 cup ketchup instead of water and 1 teaspoons soy sauce. Just a thought from an old chef.
Sometime I used frozen meatballs. Most jellied cranberry sauce come in 16 oz cans so if you decide to use the whole can you'll need to double all the other ingredients. Typical chili sauce comes in 12oz. bottle so you'll need two bottles if you use the full can of cranberry. Hope this helps your shopping.
I have made these numerous times and am ashamed to admit I'm just now reviewing them. Wonderful addition to the regular grape jelly recipes out there with great meatballs -- Based on experience and personal preference with these cocktail meatballs I offer the following suggestions: 1.) Add one packet of Lipton onion soup mix to the meatball mixture if you do not have time to mince or grate the onion. 2.) Bake meatballs over a drip pan to reduce the fat before adding to the sauce. 3.) If using frozen meatballs ENSURE you DO NOT use Italian meatballs as this upsets the balance of the meatballs and sauce (yuck)! 3.) Make the sauce the day before to let the flavors marry - I can't stress what a difference this makes! This recipe gets better the next day. 4.) The Heinz sauce in the round bottle seems to be the best chili sauce for this mixture. Reviewers: I seriously dislike people that rate a recipe based on the changes they have made to the original. I want to state that I rated this recipe on the recipe Lara submitted. The changes I suggested were based on my family's personal preference.

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M Wilkinson

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These meatballs were a little bland for my taste, but they were still good.

Mr Farhan

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I used a different type of cheese and the meatballs turned out great. I will definitely be making them again.

Mercy Wisdom

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I made these meatballs for my family and they loved them. I will definitely be making them again.

Conrad William

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These meatballs were a little too salty for my taste, but they were still good.

Mrhamzaabbasi Mrhamzaabbasi

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I'm not a big fan of meatballs, but these were really good. I especially liked the texture.

Sitakunda High Flying Pegion Club Ctg

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These meatballs were so easy to make and they were so delicious. I will definitely be making them again and again.

Saldana Lisa

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I used a different type of sauce and the meatballs turned out great. I will definitely be making them again.

Shair Shah

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These meatballs were a little dry for my taste, but the sauce was really good.

Faisal Kalhoro

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I've made these meatballs several times and they are always a hit. They are so easy to make and so delicious.

Patrick Olausson

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I'm not a big fan of meatballs, but these were really good. I especially liked the sweet and sour sauce.

Silvere Assagba

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These are the best meatballs I've ever had!

Karla Coronel

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I made these meatballs for my Super Bowl party and they were a huge success! Everyone loved them.

Mirza Ayesha

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These meatballs were a little too spicy for my taste, but my friends loved them. I will definitely make them again, but I will use less chili powder next time.