Description
Meatballs made with a sweet and spicy cranberry barbecue jerk sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground meat (beef, turkey, or a mix)
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup cranberry sauce
- 1/4 cup barbecue sauce
- 2 tablespoons jerk seasoning paste
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees Celsius). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine the ground meat, breadcrumbs, milk, egg, salt, and pepper. Mix gently until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Roll the meat mixture into small, uniform meatballs, about 1 inch in diameter. Place them on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake the meatballs for 15 minutes.
- While the meatballs bake, prepare the sauce. In a small saucepan, combine the cranberry sauce, barbecue sauce, jerk seasoning paste, brown sugar, and apple cider vinegar.
- Heat the sauce mixture over medium heat, stirring until smooth and slightly thickened, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Remove the meatballs from the oven. Toss the baked meatballs gently in the sauce until fully coated.
- Return the sauced meatballs to the oven and bake for another 5 to 7 minutes, or until the sauce is bubbly and the meatballs are cooked through.
Notes
- You can substitute store-bought jerk seasoning for the paste if needed.
- For a quicker cooking time, you can pan-fry the meatballs before tossing them in the sauce and simmering briefly.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 22 min
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American Fusion
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 meatballs
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 550mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: cranberry, BBQ, jerk, meatballs, appetizer, sweet and spicy