This recipe includes three different ways to come up with your sweet and sour sauce. I have tried each one, and they are all fabulous. My favorite is the grape jelly and ketchup though, I think mainly because those are two ingredients that I always have on hand. Sometimes, to make them extra sweet, I will add in a couple tablespoons of brown sugar. Like my Grandma always said, “You’ll have to taste it first and then go from there.” It really is the only way to become a successful cook in my eyes! Check out what they are saying about this recipe over at Spend with Pennies:
“Make plenty, people LOVE them!”
Make sure you prepare enough of these. They go fast!
Ingredients
2 lbs frozen meatballs
OR
2 lb lean ground beef
½ small onion, very finely diced
½ cup bread crumbs
2 eggs
1 teaspoon McCormick’s pepper
Sauce #1
¾ cup Smucker’s grape jelly
1½ cups Heinz ketchup
Sauce #2
10 oz apricot preserves
⅔ cup Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce
Sauce #3
14 oz jellied cranberry sauce
12 oz chili sauce
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix together all meatball ingredients just until combined. Form into 1″ meatballs. Bake for 18-20 minutes (or bake frozen meatballs according to package directions).
Combine sauce ingredients in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir until preserves/jelly melts. Allow to come to a boil for 1 minute. Toss with meatballs and allow to simmer on low 10-15 minutes.
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Quick Tip: Bake as directed and then toss in the crock pot for easier simmering.
Thanks again to Spend with Pennies for this traditionally delicious recipe.
I like the Heinz chili sauce and grape or other fruit jelly. My mom always made her own chili sauce at the end of the summer when tomatoes were best. So I got used to that flavor. But I may try the other ones listed. They make a wonderful pot luck contribution for a gang or for a brunch with a bunch of ‘hungries’!
I make my sweet and sour : 1/2 cup ketchup,1/2 cup vinegar, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 1/2 cup water,1 tsp worchestershire sauce. Mix and bring to a boil..Mix 1 tbsp cornstarch in a bit of cold water and add to sauce…stir until thickened once returned to a boil…
I’ve used 1 bottle Chili Sauce, 1/2 cup Grape Jelly & 1 can Cranberry Sauce, comes out very tasty, especially done in a crockpot …
I’ve made current jelly and mustard cut up hot dogs and meatballs for over 40 years. I’ve shared that recipe tons of times. Simple and the best.
Try this recipe: you’ll never use another
1 cup ketchup
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup bourbon
Mix together and simmer over med heat til thickens, stirring constantly. When thickened add precooked meatballs. Great on meat balls, cocktail weinies and a perfect BBQ sauce for chicken and ribs
I have used equal parts of Apple jelly and ketchup for my sauce, but sometimes find Apple jelly hard to Find! I will be trying my sauce with the grape jelly next time!
I have never tried making it with Jelly before. I always use: 1 cup of ketchup, 1/4 Brown sugar, two tablespoons of soya sauce, teaspoon mustard, garlic, and a BBQ seasoning. Mix it all together and simmer it with meatballs, ribs, or chicken. It’s also great to use on the BBQ too. 😉
I put all of those ingredients in my sauce except for ketchup, and also brown sugar. And I usually use orange marmalade instead of apricot jelly cause it is my favorite for PB & J’s so I always have it in the fridge. And yes, the meatballs always disappear fast 🙂