Saucy Appetizer Meatballs

It’s almost New Year’s Eve and you’re wondering what to serve as a quick and easy appetizer. This is perfect! It’s also addictive.

Saucy Appetizer Meatballs:

To Prepare the Meatballs:

Fuggedaboudit! Costco and Walmart sell perfectly good frozen meatballs at bargain prices. I’ve stopped making them from scratch. As you prepare the sauce below, bake still-frozen meatballs in preheated oven at 375 deg. F. for 14-to-16 min. Drain fat on paper toweling. 

To Prepare the Sauce:  

1/2 c. (125 mL) ketchup

1/2 c. (125 mL) packed dark brown sugar

2 tbsp. (30 mL) water

1-1/2 tbsp. (30 mL) cider vinegar

2 tsp. (10 mL) Worcestershire sauce

1/4 tsp. (1.25 mL) garlic powder

1/2 tsp. (2.5 mL) salt

Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

In small-to-medium pot, blend ketchup, sugar, water, cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Simmer 10 min., stirring frequently until sauce thickens slightly. Add meatballs. Simmer the sauce for about ten minutes, until slightly thickened. Roll baked  meatballs in sauce until well glazed. Serve immediately with cocktail  toothpicks or forks. 

Note: This amount of sauce is sufficient to glaze 18 meatballs. Allow three meatballs per person. 

How Much and How Many? How many appetizers should you typically serve per-person? If you’re having an early meal, expect guests to eat four or five. If the meal’s going to be late, count on six or seven. If you’re not serving a meal, your guests will consume eight or nine appys, on average.