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Ham Balls

Ham Balls are a yummy midwestern dish that were often served on Sunday nights at my home growing up. Whenever I make this recipe I like to double it, and freeze half to eat another day. Simply prepare the dish as normal, seal with aluminum foil and place in a freezer bag. You'll place them in the fridge overnight to thaw, then cook as you normally would the next day for dinner. I really like to serve this meal with cheesy potatoes and green beans - a total comfort meal.



Ham Balls

Serves: 4-6    Prep: 15-20 minutes    Cook Time: 1 hour

Ingredients for Ham Balls:

2 lbs ground ham

1 cup of graham cracker crumbs

2 Tablespoons of yellow mustard

1 egg 

3/4 cup milk

Salt/Pepper

Ingredients for Ham Ball sauce:

1 small can condensed tomato soup

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white vinegar

1 tsp dry mustard

Directions:

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine ground ham, graham cracker crumbs, milk, mustard, and egg. 
  2. Season lightly with salt and pepper. 
  3. Form mixture into large balls. I like to fill a 1/4 cup measuring cup with the mixture, and use that to create each ball. 
  4. Place balls in a baking dish.
  5. In a separate bowl, combine ingredients for the sauce (tomato soup, brown sugar, white vinegar and dry mustard). 
  6. Distribute sauce evenly over the ham balls. At this point, you can cover and place the dish in the fridge to bake later (great for a busy day!) or, you could bake immediately. 
  7. To bake, place ham balls in an oven heated to 350 degrees for about an hour. Cook the ham balls, and baste with the sauce every 20 minutes. 
  8. Once finished cooking, eat them up. Your family will love this one! 



Comments

  1. How do you get ground ham? Is this in the grocery? My hub would love this recipe!

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    1. Our meat counters typically have it in Iowa! It might be called "ham loaf" instead of ground pork. If you can't find it, you could ask your butcher to grind a ham steak for you!

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