Sweet and Sour Meatballs With Plum

Submitted by petlover

"I made this up when I had very little grape jelly left and I was in the mood for sweet and sour meatballs . I looked at a bunch of recipes and then I made up my own using items that i has on hand. I like this recipe better than the ones with grape jelly. This makes about 6-8 servings as an entree and about 12 as an appetizer."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 25 meatballs
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 egg
• 1⁄4 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
• 1 teaspoon Lawry's Seasoned Salt
• 2 tablespoons extra-light olive oil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄4 cup grape jelly (or jam)
• 1⁄4 cup plum jam (or preserves)
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle chili sauce
• 1 (14 ounce) can petite diced tomatoes
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ginger

directions

1. 1.Mix ground beef, egg, onion, seasoning salt and pepper together.
2. 2. Form into walnut sized balls. If the mix falls apart easily , add some more bread crumbs. If the mix is too dry then add a bit of water. This makes about 25 meatballs.
3. 3. Heat olive oil in pan over medium. Saute the meatballs turing as needed so that the meatballs are browned on both sides and cooked through. Set aside meatballs.
4. 4. In a crock pot, on high setting , add the grape jelly, plum jam, chili sauce, diced tomatoes, ginger and pepper. Mix well.
5. 5. Add the meatballs into the sauce. Simmer on high for at least 1 hour ( more is better). Stir as needed.
6. 6. Serve over white rice as an entree or with toothpicks as an appetizer.