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Spicy Apple-Glazed Meatballs

Ingredients

Egg
1 Egg
Milk
0.25 cup Milk
White Or Whole-wheat Bread
2 slices White Or Whole-wheat Bread
torn
85% Lean Ground Beef
1 pound 85% Lean Ground Beef
Garlic
4 cloves Garlic
minced
Freshly Ground Black Pepper
0.5 teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Salt
0.25 teaspoon Salt
Cayenne Pepper
0.25 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
Vegetable Oil
1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
Apple Juice Or Pear Nectar
1 cup Apple Juice Or Pear Nectar
Reduced-sodium Soy Sauce
0.25 Reduced-sodium Soy Sauce
Packed Brown Sugar
3 tablespoon Packed Brown Sugar
Cornstarch
1.5 teaspoon Cornstarch
Ground Ginger
1 teaspoon Ground Ginger
Cayenne Pepper
0.25 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
Green Onions
6 Green Onions
chopped

Spicy Apple-Glazed Meatballs

Better Homes & Gardens (Sarah Martens)

ServesPrepCookTotalShares
1220 min12 min42 min2

These sweet-and-spicy meatballs make wonderful party appetizers! PS: In the unlikely event that they don't all disappear at your gathering, enjoy them the next day with rice and a green salad for a quick lunch.

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Equipment

Wooden spoon

Wooden spoon

12-inch skillet

12-inch skillet

Large bowl

Large bowl

Covered dish

Covered dish

Whisk

Whisk

Instructions

Make Meatballs For Spicy Meatballs, in a large bowl whisk together egg and milk. Add bread. Let stand 10 minutes, just until bread is softened. Add beef, garlic, black pepper, salt, and cayenne pepper. Mix thoroughly with hands or wooden spoon. Shape beef mixture in 48 one-inch meatballs.
Cook Meatballs In a 12-inch skillet heat oil over medium heat. Cook meatballs, half at a time, about 6 minutes per batch, turning occasionally until brown and crusty on outside and no longer pink inside. Transfer meatballs to a covered dish; cover to keep warm. Drain fat from skillet; wipe out skillet.
Make Glaze For Apple Glaze, in a small bowl combine apple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, cornstarch, ginger, and cayenne pepper. In same skillet as meatballs were cooked, cook and stir juice mixture until thickened and bubbly (at full boil). Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Return meatballs to skillet to heat through and coat with sauce. Transfer glazed meatballs a serving dish. Top with green onions.
Spicy Apple-Glazed Meatballs

Spicy Apple-Glazed Meatballs

Better Homes & Gardens (Sarah Martens)

ServesPrepCookTotalShares
1220 min12 min42 min2

These sweet-and-spicy meatballs make wonderful party appetizers! PS: In the unlikely event that they don't all disappear at your gathering, enjoy them the next day with rice and a green salad for a quick lunch.

appetizer
Save this recipe to your personal collection, manage your grocery lists and access the step-by-step cooking assistant with the TastyBites app.
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Equipment

Wooden spoon

Wooden spoon

12-inch skillet

12-inch skillet

Large bowl

Large bowl

Covered dish

Covered dish

Whisk

Whisk


Ingredients

Egg
1 Egg
Milk
0.25 cup Milk
White Or Whole-wheat Bread
2 slices White Or Whole-wheat Bread
torn
85% Lean Ground Beef
1 pound 85% Lean Ground Beef
Garlic
4 cloves Garlic
minced
Freshly Ground Black Pepper
0.5 teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Salt
0.25 teaspoon Salt
Cayenne Pepper
0.25 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
Vegetable Oil
1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
Apple Juice Or Pear Nectar
1 cup Apple Juice Or Pear Nectar
Reduced-sodium Soy Sauce
0.25 Reduced-sodium Soy Sauce
Packed Brown Sugar
3 tablespoon Packed Brown Sugar
Cornstarch
1.5 teaspoon Cornstarch
Ground Ginger
1 teaspoon Ground Ginger
Cayenne Pepper
0.25 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
Green Onions
6 Green Onions
chopped

Instructions

Make Meatballs For Spicy Meatballs, in a large bowl whisk together egg and milk. Add bread. Let stand 10 minutes, just until bread is softened. Add beef, garlic, black pepper, salt, and cayenne pepper. Mix thoroughly with hands or wooden spoon. Shape beef mixture in 48 one-inch meatballs.
Cook Meatballs In a 12-inch skillet heat oil over medium heat. Cook meatballs, half at a time, about 6 minutes per batch, turning occasionally until brown and crusty on outside and no longer pink inside. Transfer meatballs to a covered dish; cover to keep warm. Drain fat from skillet; wipe out skillet.
Make Glaze For Apple Glaze, in a small bowl combine apple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, cornstarch, ginger, and cayenne pepper. In same skillet as meatballs were cooked, cook and stir juice mixture until thickened and bubbly (at full boil). Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Return meatballs to skillet to heat through and coat with sauce. Transfer glazed meatballs a serving dish. Top with green onions.