Sweet 'N Kicky Meatballs
Source: Massachusetts Cranberry Harvest Festival Recipes 1997, Third Place; Lorraine G…
Ingredients
Meatballs
1 pound lean ground beef
½ teaspoon salt
⅔ cup fresh bread crumbs
¼ teaspoon ground pepper
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon minced dried onion
2 cups beef broth (or one 13 ¾–oz can)
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
Cranberry Sauce
1 can whole berry cranberry sauce
¼ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons canned chopped green chilies
¼ cup apple jelly
Method
Meatballs
Combine all ingredients except broth in large bowl. Divide by quarter cups and shape into balls. Heat broth in large skillet. Cook meatballs turning once about 10 minutes. Drain well on paper towels. Place in oven proof covered casserole and top with cranberry sauce (recipe bowl).
Bake in 350 oven for 30 minutes.
Cranberry Sauce
In small saucepan combine all ingredients heating until jelly melts and ingredients are well combined. Pour over meatballs before baking.
Optional Garnish
Put dollop of sour cream on top and sprinkle with buttered breadcrumbs. (Cook 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs with 1 tablespoon butter in skillet until golden.) Serve with baked potato, vegetable and tossed salad.
Cranberry Impact
Massachusetts is home to 300+ cranberry farmers, 14,000+ acres of cranberry bogs, and 65,000+ acres of associated open space. Learn what's happening on cranberry farms this time of year.
The majority of cranberry varieties are harvested in October. By the end of the month 95% of berries will have been harvested.
Harvest season comes to an end. The bogs begin to go dormant and growers start their off-season maintenance program.