02 September 2016

CROCKPOT CRANBERRY AND ORANGE MEATBALLS

These tender Crockpot cranberry and orange meatballs are easy to make, sweet, and comforting.

Now and then it's pleasant to clean off the moderate cooker. I like basic formulas and I adore the fragrance that fills my kitchen as these meatballs cook. 

These pork meatballs are delicate and delightful, and the sauce is sweet with a tiny bit of harsh. The meatballs and sauce run well with jasmine rice, and spring onions cut on top finish the dish. 

This formula makes around 35 meatballs and a liberal measure of sauce, so there are a lot of scraps to be had. Work snacks settled for the week!

Recipe type: Slow Cooker
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Serves: 6-8
 
Sweet and sour cranberry and orange meatballs in the slow cooker.
INGREDIENTS
For the Meatballs
  • 2 pounds lean ground pork
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 cup milk (I used skim)
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Salt & pepper
For the Sauce
  • 1 (11.8 fluid ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce (I used Ocean Spray)
  • 1 (8.5 fluid ounce) jar orange marmalade
  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
Serve with:
  • Jasmine rice
  • Spring onions, chopped
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. In a large bowl, combine meatball ingredients, mixing gently with your hands and forming 1.5 inch balls (recipe should make 30-40). Set aside.
  2. Add sauce ingredients into your slow cooker. Stir until mostly combined (it's ok if the cranberry jelly doesn't completely break up, it will once it cooks). Set on low heat.
  3. Add meatballs to slow cooker. I find it works best to add a few at a time, and carefully mixing with the sauce as you go along so meatballs are coated.
  4. Close lid and let cook for 5.5-6 hours on low or until meatballs are cooked through. I stir it periodically, but it's not necessary (i.e. if you're not home).
  5. Serve with rice and chopped spring onions.


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