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big earl's party meatballs

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Recipe by
Earl Williams
@emw12
Smiths Station, AL

Easy, quick, crock pot appetizer for any party. You may also adjust the heat index to suit your taste.

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yield serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 6 Hr
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Ingredients For big earl's party meatballs

  • 4 bottle
    chili sauce (12 ounces each) (note)
  • 1/4 c
    apple cider vinegar
  • 1 can
    pineapple, crushed (20 ounces with juice)
  • 1 jar
    grape jelly (24 ounces)
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1/4 c
    hot sauce (optional, to taste)
  • 1 c
    carbonated cola
  • 80 sm
    meatballs
  • 1 can
    pineapple tidbits , drained (20 ounces)
  • 4 lg
    jalapeno peppers, seeds and veins removed, chopped (optional)

How To Make big earl's party meatballs

  • 1
    Pour the four bottles of chili sauce into a large crock pot. Rinse each bottle out with the apple cider vinegar. After rinsing the fourth bottle add the vinegar to the crock pot.
  • 2
    Add the crushed pineapple, grape jelly, brown sugar, hot sauce, jalapeno peppers, and carbonated cola into the crock pot. Cook on medium for about 1 hour, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, the jelly has melted, and all the ingredients are completely incorporated.
  • 3
    Add meatballs and stir to coat them with sauce. Cook on low for about six hours if the meatballs were frozen, about three hours if they were thawed. Stir occasionally.
  • 4
    About 1 hour before serving add the pineapple tidbits and continue to cook on low.
  • 5
    NOTE: You can use hot or mild chili sauce depending on how spicy you want the sauce to be. Liquid Fire: 4 bottles hot chili sauce, plus hot sauce of your choice, plus 4 finely diced jalapeno peppers with seeds. Very Spicy: 4 bottles hot chili sauce. Little Spicy: 3 hot chili sauce and 1 mild or original chili sauce Medium Spicy: 2 hot chili sauce and 2 mild or original chili sauce Not So Spicy: 1 hot chili sauce and 3 mild or original chili sauce No Kick at All: 4 mild or original chili sauce
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