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It has become a tradition to have fondue, both cheese and meat, for our New Year's Eve dinner. It's such a nice choice for a long meal and very little work
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But there's that little hour or two when people are arriving but it's not quite time for dinner that's always tricky for me.
Many years ago, at a catered party, I had the best little meatballs. At first
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So I whipped up these
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Party Mini-Meatballs
(makes 32 mini-meatballs)
1/2 pound ground beef
2 slices bread
1/3 cup cup milk (approximately)
2 eggs
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
scant 1/4 cup minced onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon oregano
olive oil
1/2 cup red currant jelly
1/2 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Preheat oven to 350. Grease baking tray with olive oil.
Soak bread in milk and squeeze out. Mix beef, bread, eggs, cheese, onion, garlic and oregano in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Roll into 1-inch meatballs.
Roast meatballs for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring jelly, ketchup and Worcestershire to a boil and reduce heat. Add meatballs and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve!
Happy New Year!
Good food and good fun with great people, sounds like the perfect New Year's Eve--and I'm drooling over those little meatballs, a great little nosh for cocktail hour. (Sadly, I'm battling a head cold so it's spicy Indian food for us and a hot cuppa tea with honey--okay, maybe a glass of the bubbly at midnight.) Happy New Year, K! ~ Cleo
ReplyDeleteOh no! I'm so sorry to hear that, Cleo. Colds are just miserable. Spicy Indian does sound good though. Hope the new year brings you good health!
Delete~ Krista
Krista, I love meatballs. So simple. Someone told me about this sauce a few weeks ago, almost to the letter. I'm going to have to try. Have fun with fondue. I think that is always a great way to do a dinner. So easy and chatty. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteAnd Cleo, hope you feel better soon.
For us tonight, my son is in town and wants to make us a Cuban pork roast. It's already marinating.
Love and hugs,
Daryl / Avery
Wow! Cuban pork roast. Yum! Happy New Year, Daryl!
Delete~ Krista
Oh my mouth is watering over those Krista. I wonder if you replaced the catsup with barbeque sauce, whether that might cut the sweetness a little?
ReplyDeleteFeel better soon Cleo! and oh, Cuban pork roast....heaven!
Fondue is so fun! We've done that to for New Years in the past. I have a lemon fondue & a chocolate that are favorites as well as a cheese fondue my brother would request for his birthday. I like baking meatballs! Seems less messy. I also like to use a small ice cream scoop for shaping.
ReplyDeleteBest Wishes in 2013!
P.S. Any party with jammies is a good thing! ;)