My mom made one of our winter favorites, Gingersnap Meatballs. These can easily be made with turkey, but she made them with super-lean ground beef.
Gingersnap Meatballs
Ingredients
- 2 pound(s) raw extra lean ground beef
- 4 slice(s) whole-wheat bread
- 1/2 cup(s) ketchup
- 1 package(s) frozen chopped onions
- 12 oz chili sauce
- 18 oz water
- 1 cup(s) onion(s)
- 1/2 cup(s) ketchup
- 10 small item(s) gingersnap(s)
Instructions
Combine meat, 1/2 c. ketchup, chopped onions, salt and pepper to taste. Thoroughly wet the slices of bread until mushy, crumble, and add to mixture. Form into meatballs and put in a pan. Combine remaining ingredients through gingersnaps and put on top of the meatballs. Simmer over a low heat, gently shaking the pan every few minutes. Do not move the meatballs until completely cooked! Smash gingersnaps into a course crumb, and sprinkle over the mixture. Enjoy!
These meatballs were a standby on many Hanukkah dinners, and always remind me of fall/winter. It was great to have them with my mom at her house! We also had a great salad to start, and finished off the meal with her fantastic Rice Krispie Treats!
QOTD: What’s your favorite nostalgic smell/dish? Mine is roasting chicken or turkey… ah the memories…
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gingersnaps in a meatball? that sounds so fun. i’m sure they were tasty. all the foods that have weird ingredients thrown in them are usually really good.
wow – what a unique and delicious sounding holiday meal!
chocolate chip cookies baking.
always make me think of….chocolate chip cookies
So lovely that your mom returned!
every time that I bake….the smell coming out of the oven distracts me completely~~~~~~~hahahah….. that’s why I only do baking on sunday ^_^
I’m still thinking about words for the header. it’s so hard~~~~~~~
That is such a creative recipe!
Sure, I don’t eat meat. But I love the creative idea!