Hot Spinach Balls & Spicy Mustard Sauce

Baby Kato's Note:

This is an easy recipe...people who hate spinach...love this dish....I'm always asked for this recipe...MOST IMPORTANT! SPINACH MUST BE VERY WELL DRAINED...ALL LIQUID MUST BE SQUEEZED OUT OF SPINACH!

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 32

Spicy Russian Mustard

• 1⁄3;-½ cup dry mustard
• ½ cup white vinegar
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk

Spinach Balls

• 1 (20 ounce) package frozen spinach , well drained (no liquid left in spinach)
• 3 cups packaged seasoned stuffing mix (I use Pepperidge Farm Stuffing)
• 1 cup parmesan cheese , freshly grated
• 6 eggs , small, beaten
• ¾ cup soft butter
• 1 tablespoon garlic salt
• ½ teaspoon Accent seasoning (optional)
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoon thyme
• ½ grated small onion
• 1 -1 ½ teaspoon hot sauce (optional)

Directions:

1. Mustard Sauce:.
2. To make the spicy russian mustard sauce combine the dry mustard and vinegar in a small bowl.
3. Cover and let stand at room temperature overnight.
4. Next day, in a small pan, combine the mustard vinegar mixture, sugar and egg yolk and simmer over low heat.
5. Cover and store in fridge for up to 1 month.
6. When ready to use this delicious spicy mustard serve it at room temperature.
7. Spinach Balls:
8. (MOST IMPORTANT) Please make sure that the spinach is very well drained, there should be no liquid left in the spinach at all.
9. Next combine all the ingredients into a large bowl and mix well.
10. Then roll the spinach mixture into balls.
11. Place the spinach balls on a cookie sheet and freeze until solid.
12. Once the spinach balls are frozen place in a freezer bag and keep frozen until needed.
13. Bake frozen in a 350 degree oven for 15 - 25 minutes.
14. Please check the spinach balls after 15 minutes as all ovens vary.
15. The balls should be firm when touched, cook longer if necessary.

Reviews

[Chef #1466821]

Wow, I thought this was really greasy and really salty. I guess there is a lot of possibility for variation with the stuffing mix and cheese you use but I won't be making this again.

[~Nimz~]

Love everything about these. All the flavors went so well together. I made the full batch and so glad I did. I used Savory Herb Stuffing Mix and I think that added a lot to the flavors. I over baked mine just a little because of last minute distractions, but they were still good. I had my own Hot Pepper Mustard that I served this with. I'll be making these again BK. Thanks. Made for Zaar Stars Tag Game :)

[CHILI SPICE]

Great flavor and texture. Now I have one more creative way to get healthy spinach into our diet. Made these as a friday night appetizer. I did however have my own Spicy Mustard Sauce. Thanks for sharing. {made and reviewed for NZ/AUS recipe swap #31, Aug. 2009}