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Meatballs: Cocktail Meatballs

Source of Recipe

"The Best of QED Cooks" by Chris Fennimore.


List of Ingredients

For the meatballs:
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs
1/4 cup milk
1 egg
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon Worchestershire sauce
1 tablespoon parsley
1/4 cup shortening

For the sauce:
1 12 ounce bottle chili sauce
1 10 ounce jar grape jelly (cut down to make less sweet)
Soy sauce (to taste; we used 1 teaspoon)
Hoisin sauce (to taste; we used 1 teaspoon)




Recipe

For the meatballs: Mix together first 8 ingredients and lightly shape into 1 inch balls. Brown in shortening (they don't have to cook through), then drain on paper towels.

For the sauce: Mix all ingredients in a large skillet or Dutch oven. (We used half the grape jelly and it was plenty sweet.) Add the meatballs (can be frozen at this point) and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes. Serve in a chafing dish.

Makes 30 meatballs