ham balls
Have you heard of ham balls? They may be a Midwest recipe, but everyone will love the sweet tangy sauce with the delicious ham ball, which is just a variation of any other meatball. They’re super easy with a few surprise ingredients. Soon, you’ll be in love with these!
INGREDIENTS
For the ham balls:
– 1 lb ground ham
– 1 lb ground beef
– 1 lb ground pork
– 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
– 3 tbsp grated onion
– 2 large eggs
– 1 cup whole milk
– 1 1/2 tsp salt
For the sauce:
– 1 1/4 cup condensed tomato soup
– 3/4 cup brown sugar
– 1 3/4 tbsp Dijon mustard
– 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
– 1/2 tsp salt
INSTRUCTIONS
– Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13 baking dish and set it aside.
– In a large bowl, combine the ground ham, beef, pork, graham cracker crumbs, onion, eggs, milk, and salt. Combine until well mixed and homogenous. The important step is to make sure all ingredients are combined.
– Evenly portion into 15 balls and place in the prepared baking dish.
– Prepare the sauce in a large measuring cup by combining the tomato soup, vinegar, brown sugar, mustard, and salt. Whisk to combine and pour over the ham balls.
– Bake in the preheated oven, basting with the sauce every 20 minutes. Bake until the ham balls are firm and reach 160°F internally, 45 to 60 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve.
