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Sweet and Sour Glazed Meatballs

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PREP TIME
15 min
COOKING TIME
65 min
TOTAL TIME
80 min
SERVINGS
6 servings
Dinner
Sweet and Sour Glazed Meatballs
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 cups ketchup
  • 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
  • 2 cups water
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
Instructions
1
Preheat your oven to the optimal temperature of 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius) for even cooking.
2
Mix together ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, finely chopped onion, milk, salt, and black pepper in a large mixing bowl until the ingredients are perfectly blended. Form the resulting mixture into 12 substantial meatballs, taking care to handle them gently.
3
Place the formed meatballs in a 9x13-inch baking dish, ensuring they are evenly spaced and aligned.
4
Meanwhile, combine ketchup, tomato sauce, water, brown sugar, white sugar, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, and chili powder in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir the mixture continuously until it is thoroughly combined, hot, and fragrant, approximately 5 minutes.
5
Pour the prepared tomato sauce mixture over the meatballs in the baking dish, making sure they are fully coated.
6
Bake the assembled dish in your preheated oven until the meatballs have reached a fully cooked state, where they are no longer pink in their centers. The cooking time will vary between 60 to 90 minutes, depending on the specific conditions of your oven.