Ham balls with brown sugar sauce

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 cups GROUND HAM (1 1/2 LBS.)
1 cup QUICK COOKING OATS, UNCOOKED
¼ teaspoon CINNAMON
¼ teaspoon GROUND CLOVES
2 eaches LARGE EGGS, SLIGHTLY BEATEN
½ cup MILK
2 tablespoons PREPARED MUSTARD
⅓ cup BROWN SUGAR **
3 tablespoons VINEGAR **
1 tablespoon CORNSTARCH **
¼ teaspoon CINNAMON **

Directions

** INGREDIENTS USED IN SAUCE

1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 400 F.

2. IN A LARGE BOWL, WITH HANDS, LIGHTLY MIX HAM BALL INGREDIENTS AND ¼ TEASPOON PEPPER UNTIL COMBINED. SHAPE INTO 12 BALLS, DIVIDING EVENLY.

ARRANGE IN A SHALLOW PAN; BAKE, UNCOVERED, AT 400 F. FOR 15 MINUTES.

3. MEANWHILE, MAKE THE SAUCE. IN A SMALL SAUCEPAN, BRING THE BROWN SUGAR, CINNAMON, VINEGAR AND 1½ CUPS WATER TO A BOIL. SIMMER FOR 5 MINUTES. IN A SMALL DISH, MIX CORNSTARCH WITH ¼ CUP WATER UNTIL WELL BLENDED. STIR INTO SAUCE MIXTURE. BRING TO A BOIL, STIRRING CONSTANTLY. SIMMER 1 MINUTE UNTIL THICKENED. POUR OVER HAM AND BAKE FOR 30 MINUTES LONGER. BASTE OCCASIONALLY WITH SAUCE MIXTURE.

NOTE: SERVE WITH PARMESAN POTATOES FOR A COMPLETE MEAL (SEE VEGETABLES)

Related recipes