Recipe: Make-Ahead Sweet & Sour Meatballs

SWEET AND SOUR MEATBALLS
(Can be made ahead and frozen)

2 pounds lean ground beef
1 env onion soup mix
1 egg
1/4 c dried bread crumbs
1 c grape jelly (jam not jello)
1 c catsup
1 dash salt and pepper

Mix gr. beef, soup mix, salt and pepper, egg, and
bread crumbs together. Form into tiny meatballs
(this takes awhile). Brown in a frying pan in
batches, drain on paper towel, then place in a large
pot.

In a glass bowl, combine catsup and grape jelly,
micro to melt, stirring until combined well. Pour
sauce over meatballs and simmer one hour, careful
not to burn them. Serve in a casserole dish or
chaffing dish, with toothpicks beside for guest to
use to spear them.

You can add 1 can drained pineapple chunks to
extend, if you have lots of guests. This freezes well, so
can be made ahead and then reheated in the oven.
Makes about 100 tiny meatballs.