Caribbean Meat Balls
These make a great appetizer any time. Don't wait for a pirate party!
Calories per serving: 289kcal
Ingredients
Balls
- 1 lb (453.59 g) ground pork
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon (1 tablespoon) parsley flakes, dried
- 1 tablespoon (1 tablespoon) cilantro, dried
- 1 tablespoon (1 tablespoon) red onions, dried
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) Chipotle powder
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) cinnamon, Saigon (preferred)
- ½ cup (54 g) breadcrumbs, plain
- 1 (1) egg
- ¼ cup (59.15 ml) ketchup
Sauce
- 1 jar (1 jar ) pineapple preserves
- ½ cup (118.29 ml) ketchup
- 1 tablespoon (1 tablespoon) cider vinegar
- ½ cup (82.5 g) mango, juice
Instructions
Meat Balls
- Mix everything together. You may have to add more ketchup if it is too dry and will not easily form a ball.
- Have ready a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 300 °F (149 °C). Have ready an instant-read thermometer. Also, have ready a small frying pan and a little oil.
- Heat the pan and put in a little oil. Put a small amount, about a half a teaspoon of the mixture into the pan and cook it. Taste it and see if you need to adjust the seasonings. When you are satisfied with the taste, continue.
- Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop out some of the mixture and form it into a ball. Put the ball on the prepared sheet pan. Continue doing this until all the mixture has been made into balls.
- Put the balls into the oven and cook until they have reached an internal temperature of 145. They should be slightly brown.
- Let them cool and store until ready to use, either in the refrigerator or the freezer.
- Balls out of the oven
Sauce
- Combine all the ingredients together in a sauce pan. Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly and simmer until the sauce thickens.
- Add the meatballs and gently stir and let them heat up.
- Keep them in a warming tray or chafing dish for serving.
Notes
Variations
If you have allspice, you can add about a teaspoon of that as well. Ketchup's main flavoring is allspice, which is also the main flavoring for jerk seasoning as well.
If you have allspice, you can add about a teaspoon of that as well. Ketchup's main flavoring is allspice, which is also the main flavoring for jerk seasoning as well.
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