Here's a top-secret family recipe for sweet and tangy meatballs. Serve over hot cooked spaghetti.
Preparation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 45 mins
Calories
319 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Step 2
Mix together the ground beef, rolled oats, 6 tablespoons of sweet onion, milk, salt, and black pepper until thoroughly combined. Roll the mixture into 2-inch meatballs, and place meatballs into the prepared baking dish.
Step 3
In a bowl, mix the ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, 4 1/2 tablespoons of sweet onion, apple cider vinegar, and water until the sugar has dissolved, and pour the sauce evenly over the meatballs.
Step 4
Bake the meatballs and sauce in the preheated oven until the sauce is bubbling and thickened and the meatballs are no longer pink inside, about 1 1/2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a meatball should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
Ingredients
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons white sugar
2 pounds ground beef
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
6 tablespoons chopped sweet onion (such as a Walla Walla)
0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
1.5 teaspoons salt
0.75 cup water
1.5 cups ketchup
0.75 cup rolled oats
4.5 tablespoons chopped sweet onion (such as a Walla Walla)