Saucy Cherry Meatballs Recipe

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Water chestnuts lend a crunch to these moist ground beef and pork sausage meatballs. The baked bites are glazed with a sweet sauce made with cherry pie filling. "They're perfect for potlucks or parties," notes Marina Castle-Henry of Burbank, California.

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Saucy Cherry Meatballs Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 25 min.

Yield: 16 Servings

10 25 35

Ingredients

1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon soy sauce
7 slices bread, crusts removed and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
1/2 pound bulk pork sausage
1 can (8 ounces) water chestnuts, drained and chopped
CHERRY SAUCE:
1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling
1/3 cup apple juice
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup steak sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce

Directions

In a bowl, combine the milk, soy sauce, bread cubes, garlic salt and onion powder. Crumble beef and sausage over mixture and mix well. Stir in water chestnuts. Shape into 1-in. balls.
Line a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan with foil; place meatballs in pan. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 10 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°; drain.
In a large skillet, combine the sauce ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened. Add meatballs; cook and stir until heated through. Yield: about 4 dozen.

Originally published as Saucy Cherry Meatballs in Taste of Home April/May 2004, p60

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Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2009 by phillips66

This is one of the best meatball recipes I have ever eaten. I like to make my meatballs not use the packaged, frozen tastless ones in the grocery stores. The cherry sauce is the winner here. I baked the balls on a rack instead of messy broiling. I am looking forward to making these for a Christmas Eve cocktail party. I clipped this recipe out of the April/May 2004 edition of Taste of Home and was happy to see it still listed for additional prints. Thanks.