Appetizer Meatballs

Appetizer Meatballs

Serves about 30 meatballs
Inspiration Vicky from swimming

Ingredients

Sauce

  • 1 cup chili sauce
  • 1 cup grape jelly
  • Juice of one lemon
  • 1/4 cup spicy barbecue sauce
  • 4 Medium sized cremini mushrooms, finely chopped (about 1 cup)

Meatballs

  • 1 1/2 Lb (680 gm0 extra lean ground beef
  • 1/4 cup barbecue sauce
  • 1 Tsp Dijon or your favourite mustard
  • 1 Tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 shallot (grated)

Directions

Sauce
Mix the 1/4 cup of spicy barbecue sauce, lemon juice, grape jelly and chili sauce in a large sauce pan. Add the chopped mushrooms and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and set aside.
Appetizer Meatballs - the sauce
Meatballs
Mix the beef, 1/4 cup of barbecue sauce, Dijon mustard, garlic powder and grated shallot together.
Appetizer Meatballs - meat mixture
Shape the meatball mixture into 1 inch round balls. Drop into the sauce. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer covered for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the cover and bring to a boil. Cook on high for 5 minutes.
Appetizer Meatballs - cooking
Serve the meatballs and sauce in a decorative bowl or chafing dish with toothpicks. The meatballs and sauce may frozen and then reheated.
Appetizer Meatballs