Cocktail Meatballs with Cranberry Sauce

When it's the holidays, there is something so festive about a meatball as an appetizer. These cocktail meatballs are slathered in a cranberry sauce that is slightly sweet with a citrus undertone! → PRINT the Recipe: https://www.wyseguide.com/cocktail-me... Watch more videos like this:    • Playlist   Follow me! → Get my cookbook: https://www.wyseguide.com/cookbook/ → Visit my website: https://www.wyseguide.com → Sign up for my newsletter: https://wyseguide.com/newsletter → Facebook: http://bit.ly/WyseGuideFB → Instagram: http://bit.ly/WyseGuideIG INGREDIENTS⁠ ⁠ For the meatballs:⁠ ⁠ 2 slices bread (approx. 3 oz)⁠ 1/4 cup whole milk⁠ 1 1/2 tsp salt⁠ 1 tsp pepper⁠ 2 tbsp grated onion⁠ 1 clove garlic, minced⁠ 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce⁠ 1 large egg, beaten⁠ 1 lb ground beef⁠ 1 lb ground pork⁠ ⁠ For the sauce:⁠ ⁠ 12 oz bottled barbecue sauce⁠ 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries⁠ 1 cup orange marmalade⁠ ⁠ INSTRUCTIONS⁠ ⁠ For the meatballs:⁠ ⁠ Preheat oven to 375°F.⁠ ⁠ In a large bowl, tear up the bread into pieces and add the milk. Mash the milk and bread together to form a paste. Add in the salt, pepper, grated onion, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and egg. Mix to combine. Add in the ground beef and pork.⁠ ⁠ Use hands or an electric mixer to combine until all the ingredients are completely combined and smooth. Use a scoop or spoon to make 20 1-ounce size balls.⁠ ⁠ Heat a 12-inch skillet over medium heat with 1 tbsp olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the meatballs. Allow the meatballs to brown on two sides, about 3-5 minutes. Once browned, place the meatballs on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven until they reach 160°F, 15-20 minutes. While the meatballs are roasting, prepare the sauce.⁠ ⁠ For the sauce:⁠ ⁠ In the same skillet in which the meats were browned, add the barbeque sauce, marmalade, and cranberries. Over low heat, bring to a simmer. Continue to cook over a low simmer until the cranberries begin to burst and are softened, 12-15 minutes.⁠ ⁠ Once the meatballs are baked and fully cooked, remove them from the oven and add them to the prepared sauce. Spoon the sauce over the meatballs, coating them completely. Serve directly from the skillet or set on a platter. #Christmas #appetizer #meatballs From my farm to your home. 🏡 My name is Kaleb Wyse and here, you will find delicious recipes, videos from my farm, garden, and fun home projects. My knowledge has been earned from years of home cooks and farmers in my family. https://wyseguide.com A farm is much more than a house to live in; it’s a lifestyle. My passion for gardening and landscaping came from outdoor work with my mom in our expansive farm yard, my love for baking came from innumerable short walks to my grandma’s house to make cookies, and as a farmer, my dad taught me that we are the stewards of our land. So whether you live in a city center or have decided rural life is for you, I hope to inspire you with the projects and recipes I use in daily life. We can’t all live on a farm, but we all need farms in our lives. From the dirt in my vegetable garden to the flour in my kitchen, I’ll show you everything I love to do.