Cocktail Meatballs

I'm backkkk! :)

It's been a while. I do apologize! 

The hustle and bustle of the holidays finally took its toll. I have been traveling all over and cooking marvelous things, however.  I'm very excited to share this next recipe... mostly because I didn't think I was going to like it at all.  In fact, the boyfriend and I were sitting around the house trying to figure out what to make for New Years Eve and he makes the request for Cocktail Meatballs the way his Mom has always made them.  Not only was I absolutely terrified that mine could never stand up to his Mother's... but I had never eaten them, let alone made them before.  I was so anxious even just thinking about it! So, I gave it a shot... This is the recipe I used:

COCKTAIL MEATBALLS

Courtesy of  Cooks.com

Meatballs:

• 1 lb. lean ground beef
  1 egg, slightly beaten
  1/2 c. bread crumbs
  1 tsp. chopped parsley
  1/2 onion (opt.)
  1 tsp. salt
  1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
  1/4 tsp. pepper

Sauce:

• 1 (12 oz.) bottles Heinz chili sauce
• 1 (10 oz.) jar grape jelly
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 2 tbsp. brown sugar
• 1 tsp. soy sauce

Directions:

Combine meat ingredients and form into 1" balls. 

Combine chili sauce, jelly, lemon juice, brown sugar and soy sauce in a sauce pan.

Bring to a boil, stirring. 

Add raw meatballs to sauce. 

Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

I had skimmed other recipes online, and decided to use 2 bottles of chili sauce instead of the 1 the recipe had called for.

I have to admit... I was a bit cautious before trying the finish product... I was so nervous that the meatballs wouldn't be cooked all the way through.  (Also, I HATE grape jelly!) But, much to my amazement, these meatballs were ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! I was ecstatic.  These meatballs were a HUGE success! They were quick, easy, and scrumptious!

JD LOVED them! He raved about them, saying they tasted exactly like his Mom's! When asked to rate them on a scale from 1-10, he gave them a 9! That's HUGE! :):)

Verdict: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!