Two simple additions give a well-known and favored appetizer a fantastic twist. These taste best when heated for a while before serving since the liquid will start to glaze them.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 24 meatballs |
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground pork sausage
- 1 pound ground spicy pork sausage
- 1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
Instructions
- Combine pork sausage and spicy pork sausage together in a bowl using your hands. Form mixture into meatballs, about 1 tablespoon each.
- Fry meatballs in a skillet over medium heat until browned and completely cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
- Transfer meatballs to a large bowl and add 1/2 of the orange juice concentrate; gently toss to coat, adding more if needed to completely coat.
- Put meatballs in a slow cooker and add the remaining orange juice concentrate; turn on Low setting to keep warm before serving.
- Finely chop 2 tablespoons of fresh mint and blend in when adding the juice concentrate.
- Add 3 tablespoons finely minced red onion. This is also good with the mint.
- If you really like it spicy, add red pepper flakes to taste.
- Add 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar and 2 to 3 tablespoons cider vinegar depending upon taste, for more of a sweet and sour flavor.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 202 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 35 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 11 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 556 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 14 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I followed the directions but doubled the recipe. It turned out to taste & smell overwhelmingly like orange juice. So I chose one of the listed optional additions of brown sugar & apple cider vinegar but it didn’t help much. I like testing new ingredients & applications and think this recipe was a good idea but it’s just not for me. Sorry.
So easy and so good!!
Turned out pretty good. I would have liked them to cook a tad bit longer in the sauce before serving. That was my error. Everybody really liked them.
I made it exactly as it reads. Very easy & very tasty.
There is a major problem with this recipe, you just can’t stop at eating a couple of these addictive meatballs. I will definitely make these again and per the footnotes add some red pepper flakes.