My grandmother's meatballs--always a treat at Christmas and one of our family favorites! Season meatballs as you would a hamburger.
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 0.25 cups water
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 slices bread , crumbled
- 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 cup beef bouillon
- 0.5 cups vinegar
- 0.5 cups brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
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1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Beat egg and water in a bowl; add ground beef, bread crumbs, salt, and black pepper to eggs and mix thoroughly. Form ground beef mixture into bite-size meatballs; place meatballs into a large baking dish.
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Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are browned and no longer pink inside, 25 to 30 minutes.
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Mix ketchup, beef bouillon, and vinegar in a large saucepan or Dutch oven. Combine brown sugar and cornstarch in a small bowl and stir brown sugar mixture into ketchup mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and stir until sauce is thickened and bubbling and brown sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Add meatballs to sauce, stir until coated, and serve.
Nutrition Facts
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