Grape Jelly Sweet & Sour Meatballs

"A simple version of a comfort food classic. From the website, 'Feed Me Bubbe'."
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
10
Yields:
20-24 meatballs
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 12 cup soft breadcrumbs
  • 14 cup onion, finely diced
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • salt and pepper
  • 23 cup grape jelly
  • 23 cup chili sauce (or combine 1/2 cup ketchup with hot pepper sauce to your taste.)
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
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directions

  • Mix ground beef very well with first seven ingredients.
  • Roll meat mixture into about 20 - 24 meatballs, until all of the mixture is used up.
  • Brown meat balls in frying pan with vegetable oil.
  • Turn down the heat to.
  • low, and cover for five to seven minutes.
  • Remove meatballs to a plate and drain off the grease.
  • Add jelly and chili sauce mixture to the pan, letting the jelly melt, and the sauce thicken.
  • Add the meatballs back into the pan, spooning sauce over the meatballs, and simmer for another five minutes or so.

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Reviews

  1. Just made this today and it was amazing!! The hubby used to love when his mom made them. His sisters would try but it wasn't great. Well, tonight he said they were better than his mom's! Not too sweet. So happy i found him a comfort food being both his parents are gone. And so easy to make!!
     
  2. This recipe is a keeper, for sure. I may try baking them next time, just because frying really isn't our thing, but they were delicious. Thank you!
     
  3. Hubby and I both really liked these meatballs. I can never really get very many comments from him on all the different dishes I make, but he did say these are good. They really have an unusual flavor, not too sweet and not too spicy. Easy too.
     
  4. Kirby these meatballs were delicious. We really enjoyed the beautiful flavor that the grape jelly imparted to the dish. I used Welchs grape jam, a chunky sweet chili sauce and added some hot Habanero sauce to it also for a little heat. What a lovely treat this was. The meatballs were perfectly cooked, tender and juicy and the tasty glaze covered the meatballs beautifully. This is a dish that I will make again and again...I served mine over steamed coconut rice...Thanks so much for sharing a new family favourite. Kudos....bk
     
  5. I love the Feed Me Bubbe podcast! She's like the grandmother I never had (mine was very glamorous and couldn't cook at all). Grape jelly doesn't really exist in Israel except as a very expensive import, so I used apricot jam. I did spring for the Heinz chili sauce import, though. Delicious, even my picky picky daughters were licking their fingers. I served this over couscous for lunch yesterday and it was a hit. Thanks!
     
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