Recipe: Cranberry Meatballs

Cranberry Meatballs
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Serves 6

A great holiday season main dish or hors d'oeuvre for a party

Meat Balls
2 lbs ground beef
1 lb pork sausage
1/2 cup fresh cranberries, chopped
1 (5 oz) can water chestnuts, chopped
1/2 cup onions, minced
2 eggs
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 cup margarine

Sauce
4 cups cranberry juice cocktail
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
6 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 tsp salt
4 chicken bullion cubes

Mix all meatball ingredients together except margarine.

Roll meat into approximately 1-inch diameter balls and brown in a fry pan with margarine.

Combine all sauce ingredients and boil in a saucepan until thick and clear.

For a main dish, combine browned meatballs and sauce and spoon over rice or noodles. Add sauteed mushrooms if desired.

Or, put sauce and meatballs into a crock pot set to low heat and serve as an hor d'oeuvre.

Note: Ground turkey and turkey sausage may be substituted for the ground beef and pork sausage.