Wine Meatball Appetizer Recipes

Steps:

• For the meatballs: In a mixing bowl, add the ground beef, ricotta cheese, egg, sun-dried tomatoes, Parmigiano cheese, salt and pepper. Mix well until the ingredients are evenly distributed. With your hands, shape the meatballs into the size of golf balls and pat them down so they can evenly cook.
• For the wine sauce: In a large frying pan, heat the extra-virgin olive oil and add the garlic. Lightly dredge the meatballs in flour and add to the meatballs to the pan. Add the sun-dried tomatoes. Fry the meatballs until golden on the outside. Add the wine to deglaze the pan and let the wine reduce by 1/2 and thicken up. Let cook for an additional 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, cornstarch and allspice, tossing lightly with a fork until blended.
• Beat egg slightly, add cream and salt and blend.
• Add to meat mixture and mix lightly.
• Shape into 1 1/2" balls.
• Heat oil in skillet, add meat balls and brown on all sides.
• Remove meatballs and reserve.
• Add flour to drippings in skillet and blend.
• Add consumme, water, pepper and wine.
• Cook, stirring constantly until thickened and smooth.
• Add salt to taste.
• Add meatballs, cover skillet and simmer 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Mix ground beef, onion soup mix, egg and crushed crackers together. Form into small balls. Put on Baking sheed with sides. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Mix ketchup, jelly and wine together and simmer in a pot. Add cooked meatballs and simmer 30 minutes at low heat -- Serve.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first 12 ingredients. Shape into 1-in. balls. Place meatballs on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes; drain. Combine ketchup and cornstarch in roasting pan. Stir in jellies; add the meatballs. Cover and bake for 30 minutes.