Ingredients:
- 2 lbs. lean ground beef
- 1 1/3 C ketchup, divided
- 3 T seasoned dry bread crumbs
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 2 T dried onion flakes
- 3/4 t garlic salt
- 1/2 t black pepper
- 1 C packed brown sugar
- 1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
- 1/4 C reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 C cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 t hot pepper sauce
Instruction:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine ground beef, 1/3 cup ketchup, bread crumbs, egg onion flakes, garlic sale, and black pepper in medium bowl.
- Mix lightly but thoroughly; shape into 1-inch meatballs. Place meatballs in two 15 x 10″ jelly-roll pans or shallow roasting pans. Bake 18 minutes or until browned.
- Transfer meatballs to slow cooker. (YOU CAN SKIP THIS WHOLE PARAGRAPH IF YOU BUY THE FROZEN MEATBALLS FROM SAM’S WHOLESALE CLUB – THEY’RE WONDERFUL! 🙂
- Mix remaining 1 cup ketchup, sugar, tomato paste, soy sauce, vinegar, and hot pepper sauce in medium bowl. Pour over meatballs.
- Cover and cook on LOW 4 hours.
- Serve with cocktail picks.
Makes about 4 dozen meatballs.
