Sweet and Sour Cocktail Meatballs

Name: Sweet and Sour Cocktail Meatballs
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 7 h
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 slices white bread, torn into quarters; 1 cup whole milk; 2 lbs lean ground beef (85%); 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley; 2 large egg yolks; 4 garlic cloves, minced; salt; pepper; 1 onion, minced; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 (12 ounce) jar apricot jam (or preserves); 1 cup low sodium chicken broth; 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard; 3 scallions, sliced thin

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"In ‘ Slow Cooker Revolution’ by ATK"

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Ready In:: 7hrs
Ingredients:: 17
Serves:: 12

ingredients

4 slices white bread, torn into quarters
1 cup whole milk
2 lbs lean ground beef (85%)
¹⁄₄ cup minced fresh parsley
2 large egg yolks
4 garlic cloves, minced
salt
pepper
1 onion, minced
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
¹⁄₈ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (12 ounce) jar apricot jam (or preserves)
1 cup low sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
3 scallions, sliced thin

directions

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 475 degrees.
Place wire rack in foil-lined rimmed baking sheet.
Mash bread and milk into paste in large bowl using fork.
Mix in ground beef, parsley, egg yolks, 2 garlic cloves, 1 tsp salt, and ½ tsp pepper using hands.
Pinch off and roll mixture into tablespoon-size meatballs (about 60 meatballs total) and arrange on prepared baking sheet.
Bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
Microwave onion, oil, red pepper flakes, and remaining 2 garlic cloves in a bowl, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 5 minutes; transfer to slow cooker.
Stir tomato sauce, apricot jam, broth, Worcestershire, and mustard in slow cooker.
Transfer meatballs to slow cooker, discarding rendered fat.
Cover and cook until meatballs are tender, 4-6 hours on LOW.
Let meatballs and sauce settle for 5 minutes, then remove fat from surface using large spoon.
Gently stir in scallions, season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve.