Zippy Ham Balls Recipes

OLD FASHIONED HAM BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease (2) 9x13 baking dishes with oil and set aside. Use the coarse setting on your meat grinder to grind the leftover ham. If you don't have a meat grinder, you can use a food processor to pulse until it is chopped like hamburger meat.
• Combine all the meatball ingredients in a large bowl and mix with your hands until combined. Roll into 1 1/2" - 2" meatballs. I use a medium size cookie scoop to scoop them all the same size before smoothing them with my hands. Arrange the meatballs in the baking pans and set aside.
• Whisk together all the glaze ingredients in a medium size saucepan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil, whisking until the sugar has dissolved. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 4-5 minutes, until the sauce has thickened.
• Pour the glaze over the ham balls, dividing it between the two pans. Bake the ham balls, uncovered, for 75-85 minutes, until the ham balls have browned and the sauce has reduced to a syrupy consistency. Enjoy!
• FREEZER MEAL: Let the meatballs cool and then transfer to a freezer safe Ziploc or an airtight container. Pour all remaining glaze over them and press out any air. Let thaw in the refrigerator before reheating covered in the oven, on the stove-top or in the microwave.

HAM BALLS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl soak bread in milk for about 5 minutes.
• Stir in eggs.
• Add meat and mix together.
• Shape into balls and place in a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
• In a bowl mix together glaze ingredients.
• Pour sauce over ham balls.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 2 hours.
• Baste occasionally with sauce.

ZIPPY HAM BALLS

Steps:

• Mix pork, ham, eggs, milk, and cereal.
• Mix well.
• Shape into 1-1/2 inch balls.
• Put into greased 13x9 inch baking dish.
• In saucepan, combine sauce ingredients.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 4 minutes.
• Pour over the ham balls.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350* for 1 hour until browned.

HAM BALLS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the breadcrumbs, onions, garlic powder, 1 tbsp fresh dill (or 1 tsp dried dill) milk, egg, mustard and black pepper to taste.
• Add chopped ham; mix well.
• Shape into 1-inch balls.
• In a large skillet, heat 1 tbsp oil with 1 tbsp butter.
• Brown the ham balls, adding remaining butter and oil as needed.
• Remove to a serving dish; cover and keep warm.
• Drain the drippings into a saucepan; blend in the flour until smooth.
• Gradually add water.
• Cook over low heat; stirring constantly, until mixture thickens.
• Add sour cream and remaining dill and pepper; heat through (do not boil).
• Pour over the ham balls.
• Serve over noodles.

HAM BALLS

Steps:

• (3 batches of sauce is best when filling a crockpot with a double batch of balls) Ham Balls: Mix all together, gradually adding milk at the end to moisten enough to form balls.
• Bake balls on a cookie sheet for 20 minutes at 350 degrees, drain fat and cool.
• Sauce: Mix togther, heat and simmer 10 minutes until well blended.

GLAZED HAM BALLS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl combine the first six ingredients.
• Add ground ham and pork; mix well.
• Shape into 12 balls, using about 1/3 cup mixture for each ball.
• Place balls in baking dish. Bake, uncovered at 350° for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, for glaze, in a small mixing bowl combine remaining ingredients and pour over ham balls. Bake 15 minutes more.
• *Note: To make ahead, cover and chill uncooked ham balls for up to 12 hours. Prepare glaze, cover and chill up to 12 hours. Uncover and bake as directed. Ham balls and glaze can also be frozen separately.