Iowa Ham Balls The Cadillac Of Meatloaf In Meatball Form Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine first five ingredients. Using a 1/3 cup measure, shape mixture into 2-in. balls. Place in two large shallow roasting pans. Combine all remaining ingredients; pour over balls. Bake at 325° for 1 hour, basting frequently with sauce.

Steps:

• Wash your hands.
• Form your ground beef into a tube on a large cutting board. Cut a slice down the middle of the tube forming a pocket along it's length.
• Remove the Italian Sausage (optional) from casing and place it into the pocket, then sprinkle all other ingredients over it (except the Spaghetti Sauce).
• Knead your ground beef tube with your hands until all ingredients are mixed thoroughly.
• Form your meatballs rolling them with the palms of your hands.
• If you are making meatloaf instead of meatballs, form your meatloaf tightly and bake it on a broiler pan (so the grease will drain through the holes) at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes. During the last 10 minutes of cooking, pour your favorite Spaghetti Sauce over your meatloaf. When the meatloaf is done, it is ready to serve.
• Place your meatballs on tin foil in a large roasting pan. Roast at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes. This recipe makes about 50 meatballs. You may need to use 2 roasting pans depending on your pan size. Remove from oven when done.
• Pour your sauce (I always use Paul Newman's Sockarooni Sauce) into a crockpot until it is about 1/2 full. Add your meatballs and cover with a bit more sauce. Freeze any extra meatballs or set them aside in your fridge for a second serving later.
• Set your crockpot on high. Your meatballs will be ready to serve in about 1 hour.
• Try to keep the crowd back once word spreads about the juicy Italian flavor. Whatver else is happening at your party, a line will always be formed in front of your meatballs.

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 325. Combine first 4 ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Fold in cracker crumbs. Form balls and place in glass baking dish, don't overcrowd dish. Set aside.
• Creat Syrup: in sauce pan over medium heat add vinegar and water. As it comes to heat add brown sugar and mustard. Bring to boil and be sure that sugar is dissolved. Pull from heat.
• Pour sauce over ham balls.
• Bake at 325 for approximately 1-1.5 hours. Reglaze every 15-20 minutes. Cook until meat thermometer reads 160 on inside of meatball. Careful not to overcook.
• Center will remain slightly pink from the pork.

Steps:

• Prehead oven to 375 degrees (F).
• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl (I prefer to use my stand up mixer).
• Form into a loaf and place in a greased loaf pan or glass baking dish.
• Bake for 1 hour.
• Enjoy your meatloaf.
• Cut the leftovers up into one inch cubes and place in a pot of your favorite tomato sauce.
• Refridgerate overnight.
• Cook your "meatloaf meatballs" on low heat for 1 1/2 - 2 hours and serve over pasta.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the crumbs, eggs and milk. Crumble ham and beef over mixture. Shape meat mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, into individual balls and place in a 13x9-in. baking dish. , Combine the sauce ingredients and pour over balls. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour or until a thermometer reads 160°.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat; add celery, carrot and onion, and sauté 7 minutes or just until tender.
• Stir together celery mixture, ground beef, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, breadcrumbs, and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Shape into 2" meatballs using an ice cream scoop. Place the meatballs in a foil lined baking dish and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Stir together 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, brown sugar, chili sauce, 1 tablespoon ketchup and red pepper flakes until blended; pour evenly over meatballs, and bake 10 to 15 more minutes or until no longer pink in center. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• I find it easiest and more to my taste to just toss the onion and green pepper in my little mini food processor(or chopper) because I don't like huge chunks of onion or green pepper.
• Mix everything together - except the ketchup.
• For the meatballs form into balls should make approximately 12 meatballs.
• Put into pan.
• Just before baking add the ketchup to the top, making sure to spread it all over.
• Bake for about an hour or until done. The ketchup turns a very dark red color, and doesn't look liquidy at all; that's when I usually know it's done.

Steps:

• combine ham, beef, crumbs, eggs and milk --
• shape into 1/2 cup size balls and place in a 13x9" baking pan --
• pour sauce over balls and bake at 350* for 1 hour.