Only six ingredients needed for these delicious sweet, hot and sour cocktail meatballs. A guaranteed hit at your next party!
Yet another winning recipe from my sister.
Can we all just agree that she is awesome? Ok, good.
I could eat my weight in these cocktail meatballs. And I think I did.
My sister made these last month for the family. They were supposed to be an appetizer, obviously, but the kids and I sort of filled up on them before dinner. I’m actually making them again tomorrow…and this time, intentionally for dinner. Because, I know now.
Football fans: put these out for Super Bowl. You’ll be so distracted by how good they are, you won’t care who actually wins the game.
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Sweet, Hot and Sour Cocktail Meatballs
Ingredients
- 16 ounce package frozen cooked plain meatballs
- 1/3 cup apple jelly
- 3 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
- 3 tablespoons whiskey
- 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- Few dashes Tabasco hot sauce
- Chopped parsley , for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place frozen meatballs in a single layer in a shallow baking pan. Bake about 20 minutes or until heated through.
- In a large saucepan, stir together jelly, mustard, whiskey, worcestershire sauce, and Tabasco. Cook and stir over medium heat until jelly is melted and mixture is bubbly.
- Transfer meatballs (using a slotted spoon, if necessary, to drain off the grease) to jelly mixture; stir gently to coat. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 3-5 minutes or until sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally. Serve immediately.
The only way I’m serving these at the Super Bowl is if I can stand over the serving dish the entire time and stab anyone with a fork if they try to take more than one. ;) They look incredible Amy! Pinned!
I love eating too many appetizers for dinner. It’s one of my favorite pastimes!
This looks awesome. It would be a great addition to any Super Bowl party buffet. We are hosting a Snacks for Super Bowl XLIX party. I hope you can run on over and share this.
Wishes for tasty dishes,
Linda
YUM! This is such a great appetizer!!!
I love these kinds of meatballs! Adding these to my Superbowl plan!
I think I want your sister to be my sister. :)
Eeeee. I love being awesome…and I love that you loved these!
((((squeeze))))
These look delicious! Mustard is a problem due to someone’s dislike; I wonder what I could substitute. Deb has a good idea with using pepper jelly, maybe that will be enough.
Wow. She doesn’t like mustard, either?? Sigh. Maybe horseradish?
Amy these are so good. Thk-u. could u plez help me out and tell me how I could put this make this in a crock pot would save time while making other things to take along to party’s. Thk u so much
Hi Larry! Use a small crock pot (maybe 3 quart), place the meatballs inside, mix all your liquid ingredients together in a bowl and then pour over the meatballs. Cook on low for 3-4 hours or until heated through. Enjoy!
I bet these would be great with pepper jelly in place of the apple jelly!
Yes, Deb! I’ve seen a similar version of these using red pepper jelly and I’m sure they’re delicious, too. But since that’s already hot, I would probably eliminate the Tabasco here, depending how spicy you want it.
These look so good! Perfect football party food. :)
Thanks, Aggie!