Spicy Glazed Ham Balls

By PineyCook

Ingredients

• Glaze:
• 1 lb ground ham
• 1 lb ground pork
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1 tsp Asian chile-garlic sauce (or to taste)

Details

Adapted from lasvegasfoodadventures.wordpress.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine all of the ingredients (except for the glaze) and mix well, hands work best for this. Roll into small balls and place on a cookie sheet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray (or line the cookie sheet with non-stick aluminum foil).

Bake at 350 degrees until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Set aside or freeze until ready to serve.

Before serving, prepare the glaze in a non-stick pan over medium heat by combining the brown sugar, vinegar and chile paste. Taste for seasoning and adjust to your taste by adding more sugar or chile paste, but be careful not to make the sauce too thin with additional vinegar or the glaze won’t adhere to the meat balls.

Add the ham balls and gently turn around in the glaze until evenly coated and heated through. Serve warm or at room temperature with toothpicks.

Makes about 2-3 dozen, depending on the size.