The addition of Blue Moon® Belgian White Ale not only makes these meatballs tender and juicy, but also accentuates the orange flavor in the sweet and spicy glaze.
20m
PREP TIME
40m
COOK TIME
70
CALORIES
11
INGREDIENTS
Servings: 18 (2 meatballs)
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1 bottle (12 ounces) Belgian-style wheat ale, such as Blue Moon® Belgian White Belgian-Style Wheat Ale, divided
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons McCormick Gourmet™ Sicilian Sea Salt, divided
- 1 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Ground Coriander, divided
- 3/4 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Coarse Ground Black Pepper, divided
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1/4 cup orange marmalade
- 1/4 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Crushed Red Pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 For the Mini Meatballs, preheat oven to 350°F. Beat egg, 1/2 cup of the beer and garlic in large bowl until just blended. Stir in bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon of the sea salt and 1/2 teaspoon each of the black pepper and coriander. Add ground beef; mix well.
- 2 Shape into 1-inch meatballs. Arrange meatballs in single layer on foil-lined 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
- 3 Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until cooked through. Drain well.
- 4 Meanwhile, for the Sweet and Spicy Sauce, mix tomato sauce, orange marmalade, red pepper, remaining beer, 1/2 teaspoon each sea salt and coriander, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper in medium saucepan. Bring to boil on medium heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Add meatballs to sauce; simmer another 5 minutes or until meatballs are heated through.
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