Who would think this combination would be good? I guess I shouldn’t be speculating since we haven’t had it yet but it’s what we’re having for lunch today. I was anxious to get to the sewing room this morning so I had meatballs browning a little after 7 this morning.
Cranberries & Meatballs
During the holidays when cranberries were plentiful, I bought the fresh cranberries to make Cranberry Balsamic Meatballs that I had seen on Pressure Cooking Today.
I was tempted to use the meat mixture and make a meatloaf, then slice it and put the cranberry “sauce” over the top of each slice but I figured I’d follow the recipe and see what happens.
Cranberry “Sauce”
The recipe didn’t call for browning the meatballs first but I did that and I added 2 jalapeno peppers to the sauce.
Meatball
Any time I make meatballs, even if it’s the same ones I’ve made a million times, I always flatten out a tablespoon or so of the meat, fry it up and taste it to make sure it doesn’t need anything. This mixture of ground turkey and pork sausage is quite tasty. I’ll serve it all over quinoa for lunch and will report back on what we thought about it.
Rebecca Muir MacKellar says
I have been using a recipe for years for sliced pepperoni and equal amounts of ketchup and cranberry sauce for an appetizer and it is yummy
Rebecca Muir MacKellar says
I forgot to add, that you heat it all up together and simmer it for a few minutes
Helen in Switzerland says
Meatballs with a cranberry sauce is a typical Swedish dish. Served with mashed potato – yum!!
Liz says
I bookmarked that recipe to try so I am interested in reading your opinion of it. I think it will be wonderful.
Cranberries are similar to ligonberries, which is made into a jam in the Baltic region. I grew up having ligonberry jam on toast, pancakes, in sauces, etc. When Mom couldn’t get the jam, she made cranberry sauce and used it in the same way. When I make cranberry sauce, it is more on the tart side and I love using it as a topping in yogurt.