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Ingredients
- Cocktail Meatballs with Spicy Blueberry Sauce
- 1 1/2 lbs. ground beef (75% lean)
- 1/2 lb. lean sausage
- 1 egg, beaten
- 3/4 c. seasoned bread crumbs
- 1 t. fine sea salt
- 1/2 t. Gourmet Garden garlic paste
- 1/2 t. Gourmet Garden Italian blend
- 1/2 t. gresh ground pepper
- 1/4 t. fresh ground nutmeg
- 2 T. whipping cream
- 1/4 c. minced onion
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- This recipe makes about 60 one-inch meatballs.
- Drain and place in a baking dish. Prepare sauce (recipe below).
- Place meatballs in a baking dash, cover with the sauce and bake for 30 minutes.
- Spicy Blueberry Sauce
- 14 oz. Not Ketchup Blueberry White Pepper Sauce
- 1 c. chicken stock
- 2 T. white wine vinegar
- 2 T. Worcestershire sauce
- 2 T. low sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 t. fine sea salt
- 1/2 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
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