Description
Use your own favorite meatball recipe to make this. The amounts listed is enough for 2 pounds ground beef, you should get anywhere from 45-50 (1-inch) meatballs, if you are serving a crowd of people then i suggest to use 3 pounds of beef. Serve the meatballs in a chafing dish with long toothpicks or in a small crockpot. If desired you can saute the fresh garlic in the butter first, and then add in the remaining ingredients. This is always a favorite at get togethers!
Ingredients
- Lean Ground Beef
- Pineapple Chunks
- Butter
- Brown Sugar
- Fresh Garlic
- Cornstarch
- Cider Vinegar
- Soy Sauce
- Ginger Powder
- Russian Salad Dressing
- Cranberry Sauce
- Green Bell Peppers
Instructions
- Prepare the ground beef with your favorite meatball recipe
- Shape into about 1-inch balls
- Place on a baking sheet and brown to about half cooked, just enough to release the fat
- In a saucepan combine reserved pineapple juice, butter, brown sugar, minced fresh garlic, cornstarch, cider vinegar, soy sauce and ginger russian dressing and cranberry sauce
- Bring to a boil, simmer and cook until the mixture is thickened and bubbly stirring occasionally
- Grease a casserole dish
- Place the semi-cooked meatballs in the dish with the sauce, pineapple chunks and chopped bell peppers
- Stir gently with a wooden spoon to coat the meatballs
- Cover and bake for about 30 minutes or until meatballs are cooked completely