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Manhattan Meatballs Recipe

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Updated on December 5th, 2022

Manhattan Meatballs
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.
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Manhattan Meatballs Recipe

  • Author: Bobby

Ingredients

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  • 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

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl combine beef, crumbs, onion, eggs, fresh parsley and salt. Mix together and shape into meatballs.
  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.
  3. Once browned place meatballs in a casserole dish.
  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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