Name: Apricot Ham Balls
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 2 dozen
Ingredients: 3 large eggs; 1-3/4 cups apricot nectar, divided; 1 cup dry bread crumbs; 1/4 cup chopped onion; 1-1/2 pounds ground fully cooked ham; 1 pound bulk pork sausage; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup vinegar; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground mustard; 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

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Apricot Ham Balls

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Yield: 2 dozen

Prep: 20 min

Cook: 45 min

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Ingredients

3 large eggs
1-3/4 cups apricot nectar, divided
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup chopped onion
1-1/2 pounds ground fully cooked ham
1 pound bulk pork sausage
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup vinegar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

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Directions

Preheat oven to 325°. Whisk eggs with 3/4 cup nectar. Stir in bread crumbs and onion. Add ham and sausage; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 2-in. balls. Place in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish.

In another bowl, mix remaining ingredients and remaining nectar. Pour over ham balls. Bake, uncovered, until meat is no longer pink, 45-50 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

1 meatball: 192 calories, 10g fat (3g saturated fat), 49mg cholesterol, 525mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 0 fiber), 9g protein.

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