Manhattan Meatballs Recipe
Manhattan meatballs, do they come from New York? I don’t really know a lot about these meatballs but they were great! The meatballs themselves had great texture and flavor and I definitely found the sauce to be a bit interesting. The sauce is nothing more than a simple combination of BBQ sauce and apricot preserves. The combination gives the sauce a tangy, sweet and slightly smokey flavor. The meatballs were very moist due to the use of soft breadcrumbs instead of dry. For browning you have two options – you can either brown in a pan on the stove top or brown in the oven before transferring to a baking dish. I prefer the oven method myself as it saves time and is less work. I served these meatballs on top of white rice. Enjoy.
Ingredients:
1lb ground beef
½ cup onion (chopped)
2 cups soft breadcrumbs
2 eggs
2 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped)
2 teaspoons salt
10 ounces apricot preserves
2 tablespoons margarine (if pan frying)
½ cup barbecue sauce
Cooking Instructions:
Step 1: In a large bowl combine beef, crumbs, onion, eggs, fresh parsley and salt. Mix together and shape into meatballs.
Step 2: Brown meatballs in margarine in a pan on the stove top or put on a baking sheet and brown in the oven at 350 degrees to save time.
Step 3: Once browned place meatballs in a casserole dish.
Step 4: In a bowl combine barbecue sauce and apricot preserves. Pour mixture over meatballs and bake in the oven for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.
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those apricot preserves really come out of nowhere and do some serious palate-pleasing! these look sensational.
What i do is i usually put in 2 spoons of barbecque sauce. That way the kids like it more. As it gives it more taste. But its a great recipe.
Apricot preserves are really an interesting addition. They sure give the meatballs a nice looking glaze.
Wooo it should tastes good with noodles also!
I never tasted beef…. but picture looks awesome:) You are rocking Bobby!!!
AH! beautiful beautiful meatballs. perfectly shaped and that sauce sounds wicked. apricot preserves? i hope to try this soon. this certainly reminds me a little of Elizabethan pork which is citrusy and very warming, served on rice.
These sound really tasty! I like using apricot preserves in savoury dishes.
grace – thanks, I really enjoyed them.
Andy – Haha, would be a little too sweet for me I think
Lobster Recipe – You know it, the glaze is dominant
Cindy – I can imagine, I would love to try it with noodles sometime.
Vani – Thanks for the compliments on my photos!
diva – It’s really good, give it a try.
Kevin – So many uses for apricot preserves…
To be very true, Your recipe make me crazy and am feeling very hungry now. Perhaps I should go for it tonight. Thanks for sharing the great recipe.
this looks gooood!
I always make this with curly noodles. Try it using ground turkey. For a change use other jellies such as orange or grape.
i tried the manhattan meatballs – they were a great success. even my husband liked them, and he’s not a fan of meatballs. thanx! ps i added a bit of red wine to the sauce.