Ingredients
Scale
- 3 pounds ground beef chuck
- 1 (14-ounce) can evaporated milk
- 1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, divided
- 1 (1 ounce) packet onion soup mix
- 2 cups ketchup
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup port wine or other sweet red wine
- 1 cup fresh cranberries (optional)
Instructions
- Combine ground beef, evaporated milk, breadcrumbs, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, and onion soup mix in a bowl. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to broil, lining baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Shape meat mixture into 36 small meatballs and place on a baking sheet.
- Broil meatballs for 2-3 minutes, turn and broil for another 2 minutes.
- For Dutch oven, mix ketchup, brown sugar, port wine, and remaining Worcestershire sauce. Simmer until smooth.
- Add meatballs to sauce in Dutch oven and simmer for 30-40 minutes until cooked through.
- For slow cooker, combine sauce ingredients and pour over meatballs. Cook on HIGH for 1 hour.
- Serve with cranberries for freshness, if desired.
Last Step:
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Avoid overmixing to keep meatballs tender.
Chilling the mixture enhances flavor but can be skipped to save time.
Use a meat thermometer to ensure doneness at 160°F.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Appetizer/Main Dish
- Method: Baking/Broiling/Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 6
- Sodium: 200
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 10
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 10
- Cholesterol: 35