How to make... Cocktail Meatballs!

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats are healthier and crushed crackers are often cheaper.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner while ground pork can be less expensive.

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Homemade sauce can be healthier, while ketchup is often cheaper.

Melt a little bit of butter in a pan.

Add finely chopped onion and green peppers to the pan and sauté until tender.

Season with a little salt and black pepper while cooking.

In a bowl, combine minced beef with the sautéed onions and green peppers.

Add a generous amount of black pepper and a pinch of salt to the meat mixture.

Add a splash of Tabasco sauce for a spicy bite.

Incorporate bread crumbs and 1 whole egg into the meat mixture and mix well with hands.

Form the mixture into ping-pong ball-sized meatballs.

Place the meatballs under the broiler for about 5 minutes, then flip them to brown evenly on all sides.

In the same pan used for the onions, add a tin of condensed tomato soup and mix well.

Add about a tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce and a little more Tabasco sauce to the soup mixture.

Add about a tablespoon of white vinegar for acidity.

Incorporate a teaspoon of Dijon mustard and two tablespoons of brown sugar into the sauce and mix thoroughly.

Let the sauce simmer for about 5 minutes until it thickens slightly.

Check on the meatballs, flipping them to ensure they are browned on all sides.

Once the meatballs are cooked through, add them to the sauce and toss gently to coat.

Serve the meatballs as canapés with cocktail sticks.

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