Shelly's Recipe

GLAZED HAM BALLS

Category: Meatballs

Ham Balls:
1-1/2 cups soft bread crumbs (about 3 slices bread in food processor)
1 lbs ground cooked ham, broken apart
1/2 lbs fresh ground pork sausage (sage flavored is nice)
1/3 cup minced onion
1/4 cup minced celery
2 tbsp milk
1 egg
1 tbsp whiskey
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp pepper
1/8 tsp ground cloves
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Glaze:
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
4 tsp whiskey
1 tbsp spicy brown mustard
1 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Preheat oven to 350. Line a rimmed jelly roll pan with non-stick foil.

Combine bread crumbs, ground ham, pork sausage, onion, and celery in a large bowl until evenly mixed.

In a small bowl, whisk together milk, egg, whiskey, dry mustard, pepper, and cloves. Scrape into ham mixture and thoroughly combine. Using about 1 tbsp of the mixture for each, form into balls and place 1 inch apart on prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes.

While the ham balls are baking, whisk together brown sugar, whiskey, brown mustard, ketchup, and balsamic vinegar in a small saucepan over low heat. Simmer on low, stirring often, for 5 minutes. Set aside.

Place cooked ham balls in a large bowl and drizzle on the glaze. Gently toss to coat. Serve as an appetizer, warm in a chafing dish or low-heat crock pot.