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Cranberry Ginger Garlic Party Meatballs

Use your own favorite meatball recipe to make this. The amounts listed is enough for 2 pounds ground beef, you should get anywhere from 45-50 (1-inch) meatballs, if you are serving a crowd of people then i suggest to use 3 pounds of beef. Serve the meatballs in a chafing dish with long toothpicks or in a small crockpot. If desired you can saute the fresh garlic in the butter first, and then add in the remaining ingredients. This is always a favorite at get togethers!!

Steps

Prepare the ground beef with your favorite meatball recipe.
Shape into about 1-inch balls.
Place on a baking sheet and brown to about half cooked , just enough to release the fat.
In a saucepan combine reserved pineapple juice , butter , brown sugar , minced fresh garlic , cornstarch , cider vinegar , soy sauce and ginger russian dressing and cranberry sauce.
Bring to a boil , simmer and cook until the mixture is thickened and bubbly stirring occasionally.
Grease a casserole dish.
Place the semi-cooked meatballs in the dish with the sauce , pineapple chunks and chopped bell peppers.
Stir gently with a wooden spoon to coat the meatballs.
Cover and bake for about 30 minutes or until meatballs are cooked completely.

Ingredients

lean ground beef, pineapple chunks, butter, brown sugar, fresh garlic, cornstarch, cider vinegar, soy sauce, ginger powder, russian salad dressing, cranberry sauce, green bell peppers