Recipe(tried): Swedish Meatballs

Here's our favorite meatball recipe:

Swedish Meatballs
Serving Size : 60

---- -- FOR THE MEATBALLS --

1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup fine dry breadcrumbs
1/3 cup onion -- minced
1/4 cup milk
1 egg -- beaten
1 tablespoon fresh parsley -- minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup Crisco vegetable shortening -- to brown meatballs

---- -- FOR THE SIMMER SAUCE

1 12oz bottle chili sauce
1 10oz jar grape jelly

Meatball Directions: Combine the first 9 ingredients, mixing well. Shape into 1" meatballs. Cook in an electric skillet in hot shortening over medium heat for 10-15 minutes or until browned. Cool meatballs by draining on paper towels. Discard grease.

Simmer Sauce Directions: Combine chili sauce and grape jelly in a medium saucepan (or same electric skillet); stir well until jelly is melted. Add meatballs and simmer UNCOVERED on low for 30 minutes (to thicken the sauce), stirring occasionally. Serve hot meatballs with toothpicks out of the skillet or a chafing dish set on low to keep warm. Makes about 5 dozen 1" meatballs.