Name: Brown Sugar-Glazed Meatballs
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: North America, Cajun
Ingredients: 3/4 pound uncooked small shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped; 1/2 cup soft bread crumbs; 4 bacon strips, finely chopped; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1 tablespoon stone-ground mustard; 1-1/2 teaspoons liquid smoke, optional; 1-1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 garlic clove, minced; 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/2 to 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce; 1/2 teaspoon onion powder; 1 pound ground pork; GLAZE:; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup cider vinegar; 4 teaspoons stone-ground mustard

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Brown Sugar-Glazed Meatballs

15 min1 servings

I modeled these sweet-spicy pork-and-shrimp meatballs after the filling in Asian wontons. They're a family favorite, whether I serve them alone as an appetizer or over hot cooked rice as a main dish. —Lily Julow, Lawrenceville, Georgia

Ingredients

3/4 pound uncooked small shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped

1/2 cup soft bread crumbs

4 bacon strips, finely chopped

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 tablespoon stone-ground mustard

1-1/2 teaspoons liquid smoke, optional

1-1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika

1 teaspoon salt

1 garlic clove, minced

3/4 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 to 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

1 pound ground pork

GLAZE:

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup cider vinegar

4 teaspoons stone-ground mustard

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the first 12 ingredients. Add pork; mix lightly but thoroughly. With wet hands, shape mixture into 1-in. balls.

2 Place meatballs on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake 14-17 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through. Drain on paper towels.

3 Meanwhile, in a large skillet, mix glaze ingredients. Add meatballs; cook over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until meatballs are glazed and heated through, stirring occasionally.