Sweet Potato Chorizo Balls

By stancec44

Extra-sharp cheddar cheese, a dash of cinnamon, and a few scoops of plum jelly give this chorizo sausage ball recipe multiple layers of savory flavor. Take these sweet-potato-and-chorizo-sausage balls as the rest of the South’s answer to Louisiana’s savory boudin balls – each delicious bite is loaded with meat with a little kick from spicy chorizo.

Sausage balls can be frozen on baking sheet and transferred to ziplock plastic freezer bags for storage. Bake from frozen. (You may need to add 1 or 2 minutes to baking time.)

12 servings (4 per person)

Ingredients

• 1 1 1 pound fresh Mexican chorizo sausage, casings removed
• 1 1 1 pound fresh Mexican chorizo sausage, casings removed
• 1 1 1 pound fresh Mexican chorizo sausage, casings removed
• 2 1/4 2 1/4 1/4 cups all-purpose baking mix (such as Bisquick)
• 2 1/4 2 1/4 1/4 cups all-purpose baking mix (such as Bisquick)
• 2 1/4 2 1/4 1/4 cups all-purpose baking mix (such as Bisquick)
• 1 1 pkg. 1 (8-oz.) pkg. pre-shredded extra-sharp Cheddar cheese
• 1 1 pkg. 1 (8-oz.) pkg. pre-shredded extra-sharp Cheddar cheese
• 1 1 pkg. 1 (8-oz.) pkg. pre-shredded extra-sharp Cheddar cheese
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup chilled mashed roasted sweet potato
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup chilled mashed roasted sweet potato
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup chilled mashed roasted sweet potato
• 1/8 1/8 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 1/8 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 1/8 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 1/8 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/8 1/8 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/8 1/8 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 6 6 6 tablespoons plum jam
• 6 6 6 tablespoons plum jam
• 6 6 6 tablespoons plum jam
• 2 2 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 2 2 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 2 2 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from southernliving.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a baking sheet.

Stir together sausage, baking mix, cheese, mashed sweet potato, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Roll into 48 (1 1/2-inch) balls, and place about 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven until sausage balls are cooked through and deep golden brown, about 20 minutes.

Stir together jelly and mustard in a small bowl until well blended. (If your jelly is too stiff to blend, microwave mixture at HIGH in 15-second increments until soft enough to stir.) Serve with sausage balls.