Old Fashioned Iowa Ham Balls Recipe W/ Brown Sugar

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Old Fashioned Iowa Ham Balls Recipe W/ Brown Sugar

Ham Balls are like nothing you’d tried before! These are huge ground meatballs with a sweet edge coated in a tangy tomato glaze.

Author: Donna Elick

Servings: (2 meatballs each)

Prep Time15

Cook Time1

Total Time1 15

Ingredients

1 pound ground sausage
1 pound ground beef
1 pound ground ham
1 onion diced small
2 eggs
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 cups condensed tomato soup two 10 ounce cans
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons salt
chopped parsley optional (for garnish)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In a large mixing bowl combine the tomato soup, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, and Dijon mustard with a whisk and set aside.
To another large mixing bowl combine the meats, eggs, graham cracker crumbs, onion, milk, and salt. Mix well.
Use a 3 Tablespoon scoop to portion out meat approximately the size to fit in the palm of your hand. Shape into 15 balls and set 3 rows of 5 snuggly into a 9x13 casserole dish.
Pour the sauce over all the ham balls, covering completely.
Bake in the oven for 1 hour uncovered, basting half way through.
Garnish with parsley if desired.

Notes

These ham balls are really are quite large. That's the "thing" about them, aside from being sweet. You can make them smaller but not less than ¼ cup. It's a wet mixture, so to stay together, the balls do need to be bigger than the average meatball.

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