Party Meat Balls
by RetroRuth | Oct 29, 2019 |
From Martha Holmes Holiday Recipes, 1976
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Meatballs
1 pound ground beef
1 egg
½ cup fine dry bread crumbs
1 ½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
Vegetable oil
Sauce I
1 cup cola drink
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp distilled white vinegar
2 tsp catsup (ketchup)
1 tsp msg
½ tsp pepper
¼ tsp dry mustard powder
Sauce II
¾ cup catsup (ketchup)
½ cup water
¼ cup distilled white vinegar
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
3 drops hot pepper sauce
1 tbsp chopped onion
2 tbsp firmly packed light brown sugar
1 ½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 tsp dry mustard
⅛ tsp cayenne pepper
1Combine beef, egg, crumbs, salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce. Form into 16 1-inch balls. Brown slowly in oil over medium flame. Shake skillet occasionally to produce an even browning and to keep balls round. Drain off fat. Pour Sauce I or Sauce II over balls; simmer 10 minutes. Serve warm with cocktail picks.
Yield: 6 servings
Sauces
2For both sauces, combine ingredients.
Ingredients
Meatballs
1 pound ground beef
1 egg
½ cup fine dry bread crumbs
1 ½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
Vegetable oil
Sauce I
1 cup cola drink
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp distilled white vinegar
2 tsp catsup (ketchup)
1 tsp msg
½ tsp pepper
¼ tsp dry mustard powder
Sauce II
¾ cup catsup (ketchup)
½ cup water
¼ cup distilled white vinegar
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
3 drops hot pepper sauce
1 tbsp chopped onion
2 tbsp firmly packed light brown sugar
1 ½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 tsp dry mustard
⅛ tsp cayenne pepper
Directions
1Combine beef, egg, crumbs, salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce. Form into 16 1-inch balls. Brown slowly in oil over medium flame. Shake skillet occasionally to produce an even browning and to keep balls round. Drain off fat. Pour Sauce I or Sauce II over balls; simmer 10 minutes. Serve warm with cocktail picks.
Yield: 6 servings
Sauces
2For both sauces, combine ingredients.
AuthorRetroRuth