Mini Meatballs With Dipping Sauce

Submitted by queenbeatrice

"Nice for pot luck dinners or for freezing in smaller portions. I started making these a long time ago for my daughter's birthday party. She requested it for every birthday party after that."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 22
• Yields: 50 meatballs
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• Meatballs

• 1⁄2 cup pork sausage
• 2 cups lean ground beef
• 1 egg
• 2⁄3 cup fresh white breadcrumbs
• 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 2 garlic cloves, pureed
• 8 drops hot pepper sauce
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 grinds black pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
• flour (for dredging)

• Sauce

• 1 cup beef stock
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons mustard
• 1⁄4 cup white wine vinegar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper
• 1 pinch oregano
• 1 pinch thyme
• 2 tablespoons tomato sauce

directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. MEATBALLS:Mix all ingredients except for flour together, using a food processor if you want a very smooth mixture.
3. Shape into 1 inch balls; roll lightly in flour, and arrange in one layer in a lightly oiled baking dish or jelly roll pan.
4. Bake in upper middle level, 7 to 8 minutes, turning once or twice, to brown nicely and just to stiffen.
5. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
6. Drain in a sieve or colander.
7. SAUCE:In a medium sauce pan, boil down the ingredients for the sauce until lightly thickened, carefully correct seasoning, and fold in meatballs.
8. Bake for 20 minutes.