Spicy Cranberry Meatballs Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Nix the tomato sauce and try something new with this tasty combination of cranberries and hot chili sauce cooked right into the meatballs.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword cranberry, meatballs, spicy

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Total Time 50

Servings people

Calories 791kcal

Cost 20

In a saucepan placed over medium heat, dissolve the honey into the orange juice. Stir in the cranberries and cook for about 10 minutes.
⅓ cup raw honey, 1 cup fresh orange juice, 12 oz. fresh cranberries
Add all the remaining ingredients for the cranberry sauce, mix well, and bring to a boil.
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, 12 oz. fresh cranberries, ⅓ cup raw honey, 1 cup fresh orange juice, ½ tsp. ground cumin, 1 tsp. ground cinnamon, ¼ cup hot chili sauce:
Lower the heat and let simmer for another 10 minutes. Season to taste, and remove from the heat.
In a bowl, combine all the ingredients for the meatballs. Season to taste, and mix until well combined.
2 lbs. ground beef, 1 egg, 2 garlic cloves, 2 tsp. onion powder, 2 tsp. ground ginger, 2 tsp. ground cinnamon, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Roll the meat mixture into bite-sized meatballs.
Melt some cooking fat in a skillet placed over medium-high heat and brown the meatballs on all sides.
Cooking fat
Lower the heat to medium-low. Pour the cranberry sauce over the meatballs and let simmer for 10 to 12 minutes or until the meatballs are no longer pink inside.