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Sweet-and-Sour Meatballs Appetizer Recipe

My sister served these meatballs as a holiday treat one year. Now, when I make them, someone always asks for the recipe.—Gigi Trapp, Mt. Caramel, Illinois

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Sweet-and-Sour Meatballs Appetizer Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min.

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cups soft bread crumbs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup lean ground beef
1/2 pound bulk pork sausage
1 can (8 ounces) whole water chestnuts, finely chopped and drained
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion salt
Prepared sweet-and-sour sauce, optional

Directions

Combine bread crumbs and milk in small bowl; set aside. Meanwhile, combine ground beef, sausage, water chestnuts, soy sauce, garlic powder and onion salt. Add to bread crumb mixture; mix well. Form into 1-1/2-in. meatballs. Place meatballs on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan.
Bake at 350° for about 20 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 160°, drain. Serve with sweet-and-sour sauce if desired. Yield: 3-4 dozen.

Originally published as Sweet-and-Sour Meatballs Appetizer in Country Ground Beef , p7