[net.cooks] Appetizer recipes

ahs@houxu.UUCP (Arthur Steinman) (01/24/86)

Here's a sure-fire crowd pleasing appetizer that is so simple to make
but is absolutely delicious. My wife makes these along with several
other appetizers whenever we entertain and these are invariably
gone!

Sweet and Sour Meat Balls
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INGREDIENTS:

Ground sirloin ( 1 pound makes about 20 small meat balls)

1 bottle Welch's grape jelly. (yes, really)

1 bottle Heinz's chili sauce. (again, really)

COOKING DIRECTIONS:

Form the ground sirloin into bite-size meat balls and fry in a large
skillet until dark brown. (No added spices or ingredients are necessary
but you can experiment). As they get done place them on some paper towels
to drain.

While the meat balls are cooking pour equal parts of jelly and chili sauce
into a small pot and stir well over a low flame. The sauce is done
when it looks like it is about to boil.

Combine sweet and sour sauce and meat balls in a serving bowl and provide
plenty of toothpicks and napkins, cause these babies are messy!

Part of the fun of this appetizer is when your guests ask you how you
made the sauce and their astonished looks when you tell them.




						Art Steinman
						houxu!ahs

billw@Navajo.ARPA (01/28/86)

> Form the ground sirloin into bite-size meat balls and fry in a large
> skillet until dark brown. (No added spices or ingredients are necessary

Actually, Ive made this several times, and it isn't necessary to brown
the meatballs before adding them to the chilli sauce/grape jelly.
If you boil the sauce, it is apparently hot enough to cook the
meat without mkaing them tase "boiled".  This makes the recipe
a lot easier - browning meatballs is a pain.

billW