Sweet and Sour Meatballs
A classic meatball recipe, still delicious after all these years!
Servings: 15 meatballs
Ingredients
SAUCE:
- One 8-ounce can tomato sauce
- One 8-ounce can jellied cranberry sauce
- 1 tablespoon granulated white sugar
MEATBALLS:
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 small onion, grated
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, dissolve the 2 sauces over low heat. Add the sugar and mix well. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
- In medium bowl, mix the beef, onion, egg and salt.
- Roll the beef mixture into small, round 1-inch balls. Drop the balls into the slowly simmering sauce. Continue to simmer for about ½ hour.
- Transfer the meatballs and sauce to a small chafing dish or crockpot for serving. Provide toothpicks or a spoon for serving.
Notes
- If you are preparing this appetizer as a gluten free recipe, be sure to purchase a brand of cranberry sauce that is GF (Oceanspray is recommended).
- Note that this recipe only makes about 15 meatballs, so if you're planning on serving them at a party... you may wish to double the recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1meatball | Calories: 78kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 264mg | Potassium: 170mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg