Sweet and Sour Meatballs

One of our family's all time favorite recipes!!! As I said before, this recipe makes me tihnk of my old sorority days and my friend Jerri. We had a potluck one evening and she brought.....THESE! And we all mumbled over bites of meatballs from the crockpot how amazing they were. I cornered her later with a pen and paper and told her to spill it. LOL She rambled off the ingredients and I scribbled it down, and I have been making them ever sense!

My mother in law has a similar recipe that uses oats in it. Hubs has tried both, and I am pleased to say, HE LIKES MINE BEST! I would like that engraved on my tombstone when I die please. LOL But seriously, these are sooooooooooooooo yummo!!! Everyone I have made these for (Thanks again Jerri) has adored them.............ok....there was one....ONE who thought they were an aquired taste, adn perhaps he didn't have "that" tastebud. And that was my older brother Chris. But what does he know?? This is the same guy who used to put ketchup on his mashed potatoes, ok??? What does he know!!! (But in his defense, they were the prettiest color of pink when he mixed them up and ate them. Pink mashed potatoes. UGH!)

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

(serves 4)

I will tell you this now....if you like sticky meatballs, make the amoutn of sauce in the recipe. If you want them swimming in sauce, then double the sauce recipe, ok??? OK!!!

1 pound hamburger
1 egg, beaten
1 cup cracker crumbs
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup milk

sauce:
3/4 cup vinegar
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup sugar
2T Worchestershire sauce
(Mix and taste test. I like mine a little sweeter than sour myself)

Form meatballs and place in a Dutch oven. Combine the ingredients for the sauce and pour over the meatballs. (No, you don't have to cook the meatballs first......they cook great in the sauce and what a time saver!!!) Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour, or until meatballs are no longer pink. I make these in the crockpot all the time. Cook on Low most of the day and for 4 hours if on LOW.

WARNING: Either stand back when removing the lid to baste or check on the meatballs or wear goggles. Believe me on this.....you do not want the vinegar steam from this dish to get in your eyes and blind you!!