Recipe - Meatballs Jubilee

1 One half pound Lean ground beef
One half pound Ground pork
2 Eggs; beaten
One fourth cup Milk
One half cup Fine bread crumbs
One fourth cup Finely chopped onion
One half cup Minced parsley
1 teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Pepper
1 cn Pitted Dark Cherries; (1 6
Ounce)
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
2 teaspoon Sugar
One fourth teaspoon Ground ginger
One fourth teaspoon Ground cloves
One fourth teaspoon Cinnamon
1 tablespoon White vinegar
1 tablespoon Lemon juice

Mix beef, pork, eggs, milk, bread crumbs, onion, parsley, salt and pepper.
Shape into 1 inch balls. Place meat balls in a 2 quart baking dish.
Microwave at high (1 00%) 6 minutes. Rearrange meat balls. Microwave at
high (100%) until meat loses its pink color, 6 to8 minutes. Cover with
plastic wrap. Place undrained cherries in blender and puree until smooth.
Combine cornstarch, sugar, ginger, cloves and cinnamon in a 2 quart
casserole, or large bowl. Add pureed cherries, vinegar and lemon juice.
Microwave at high (100%) until clear and thickened, 6 to 8 minutes,
stirring two or three times during cooking. Pour off cooking liquid from
meat balls. Pour cherry sauce over meat balls. Cover with wax paper. W
Microwave at medium high (70%) until heated through, 3 or 4 minutes. Can be
used as appetizers. Makes 8 servings.

Recipe by: diane@keyway.net

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 212 by "Diane Geary"
diane@keyway.net on Nov 7, 1997