Parma Ham And Cranberry Stuffing Meatballs Recipes

MEATBALLS WITH CRANBERRY DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Place stuffing in a large bowl. Crumble ground turkey and pork sausage over stuffing and mix well. Shape into 2-in. balls. Place on a greased rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Drain on paper towels., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the remaining ingredients; heat through. Serve with meatballs. Freeze option: Freeze cooled meatballs in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Microwave, covered, on high in a microwave-safe dish until heated through, gently stirring and adding a little water if necessary. Meanwhile, combine and heat remaining sauce ingredients as directed. Serve over meatballs.

SAUSAGE & CRANBERRY STUFFING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cook the onion in the butter until soft but not browned. Add the breadcrumbs and stir so they soak up all the excess butter and fat. Let the mixture cool. Tip into a bowl with the sausagemeat, apple, cranberries, pistachios, sage and mixed spice. Mix well, then roll into balls. You can now cover and chill for up to a day before cooking.
• To cook, place in a roasting tin and bake for 40 mins, turning a few times, or until browned all over. Add the bay leaves, if using, for the final ten minutes of cooking.

PARMA HAM AND CRANBERRY STUFFING MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Put the cranberries and the sugar in a small saucepan. Add in the water and stir, then heat until bubbling gently and stir again until the sugar has dissolved.
• Turn off the heat and leave to go cold. The berries should have softened and deflated slightly.
• Heat the butter in a frying pan. Add in shallots and garlic and fry gently until the shallots have softened but not coloured. Remove from heat.
• Mix in the sage and thyme then season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Mix in the sausage meat, minced bacon, breadcrumbs, walnuts and lemon zest. Use your fingers and make sure everything is well mixed together.
• Drain away the syrup from the cranberries, then stir the berries into the stuffing mix.
• Shape the stuffing into 8 balls, each the size of a large golf ball.
• Wrap each one in two slices of prosciutto. Cover with plastic wrap and put in the fridge to firm up, ideally overnight.
• Once the turkey has finished roasting, preheat the oven to 400°F Remove the plastic wrap from the stuffing balls and place them across a shallow roasting tin, leaving lots of space between them.
• Dab them all over with a little oil and roast for 30 minutes or so until crisped and cooked through.

PROSCIUTTO AND CRANBERRY STUFFING MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Put the cranberries and the sugar in a small saucepan. Add in the water and stir, then heat until bubbling gently and stir again until the sugar has dissolved.
• Turn off the heat and leave to go cold. The berries should have softened and deflated slightly.
• Heat the butter in a frying pan. Add in shallots and garlic and fry gently until the shallots have softened but not coloured. Remove from heat.
• Mix in the sage and thyme then season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Mix in the sausage meat, minced bacon, breadcrumbs, walnuts and lemon zest. Use your fingers and make sure everything is well mixed together.
• Drain away the syrup from the cranberries, then stir the berries into the stuffing mix.
• Shape the stuffing into 8 balls, each the size of a large golf ball.
• Wrap each one in two slices of prosciutto. Cover with plastic wrap and put in the fridge to firm up, ideally overnight.
• Once the turkey has finished roasting, preheat the oven to 400°F Remove the plastic wrap from the stuffing balls and place them across a shallow roasting tin, leaving lots of space between them.
• Dab them all over with a little oil and roast for 30 minutes or so until crisped and cooked through.

CRANBERRY STUFFING BALLS

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook sausage, celery and onion until sausage is done and vegetables are tender. Drain excess fat. In a large bowl, combine the meat mixture with remaining ingredients and enough broth to hold mixture together. Shape into 8-10 balls. Place in a greased shallow baking dish. Bake at 325° for 30 minutes.