mommom's sweet & sour meatballs

Name: MomMom's Sweet & Sour Meatballs
Cuisine: Jewish
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) ground chuck; 1 large onion, diced; - salt and pepper; 1/4 cup(s) plain bread crumbs; 1/4 to 1/2 cup(s) water (optional); - sauce arturo (see directions); 1 can(s) cranberries, whole, 16 oz.; ## SAUCE ARTURO; 1/2 cup(s) fresh mushrooms, finely chopped; 1/2 cup(s) water; 1/2 cup(s) tomato paste; 1/2 cup(s) soy sauce; 1/2 cup(s) cider vinegar; 2 tablespoon(s) brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1/2 teaspoon(s) black pepper; 2 pinch(es) ginger; 2 pinch(es) nutmeg; 2 pinch(es) onion powder; 2 pinch(es) paprika

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Linda Kauppinen

Greenwood, FL

Updated on Jun 8, 2013

This is a recipe from my cousin's hubby's grandmother. She would always make this for the holiday season. Very unusual, but very good!

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Ingredients

1 pound ground chuck
1 large onion, diced
- salt and pepper
1/4 cup plain bread crumbs
1/4 to 1/2 cup water (optional)
- sauce arturo (see directions)
1 can cranberries, whole, 16 oz.
SAUCE ARTURO
1/2 cup fresh mushrooms, finely chopped
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup tomato paste
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 pinches ginger
2 pinches nutmeg
2 pinches onion powder
2 pinches paprika

How To Make mommom's sweet & sour meatballs

Step 1

Meatballs: Mix ground chuck, onion, salt, pepper and breadcrumbs. Form meat mixture into small meatballs about the size of a melon ball or small walnut.

Step 2

Put cranberries into the pot that you will be using to cook the entire mixture and simmer on low until it's "melted".
Step 3

Sauce Arturo: Mix mushrooms, water, tomato paste, soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, salt, garlic, pepper, giner, nutmeg, onion powder and paprika in a saute' pan and cook on low until it begins to bubble. Add this mixture to the cranberries in the pot.
Step 4

Add raw meatballs to the sauce mixture in the pot. Add waterif the sauce is too thick. Cover the pot with lid and cook "until they smell really good" and the meatballs are done.
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