Sweet and Spicy Sausage Balls
Description
This recipe makes a sweet sauce for meatballs made with spicy Italian sausage, great for entertaining.
Ingredients
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2 pounds bulk hot Italian sausage
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1/2 cup red wine vinegar
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1/2 cup ketchup
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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1 tablespoon soy sauce
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1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Directions
1
Roll sausage into 100 very small balls using no more than 1 1/2 teaspoons meat per ball.
2
Stir red wine vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar, soy sauce, and ground ginger together in a large saucepan over medium heat; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook at a simmer until beginning to thicken, about 15 minutes.
3
Heat a skillet over medium heat. Fry sausage balls in batches in the hot skillet until browned on all sides and no longer pink in the center, 3 to 5 minutes per batch. Remove cooked sausage balls with a slotted spoon to the saucepan and stir into the sauce to coat.