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How to Make Your Own Simply Delicious Ham Balls

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Ham balls, mashed potatoes and garden fresh tomatoes.
Ham balls, mashed potatoes and garden fresh tomatoes.

Have a tasty treat, that your family will simply enjoy, for supper tonight. Ham balls are easy to make with delicious results at the table.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Ground pork
  • Ground ham
  • Egg
  • Milk
  • Graham crackers
  • Non-stick cooking spray
  • Ketchup
  • Mustard
  • Brown sugar
  • Vinegar
  • Baking dish
  • Mixing bowels
  1. Step 1

    Select a baking dish big enough to hold the number of servings you desire.
    One serving approximately three ounces which is anywhere from one to three ham balls depending on the size of the balls you make.

  2. Step 2

    Spray the baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

  3. Step 3

    Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

  4. Step 4

    Take one pound ground pork and one pound ground ham and mix thoroughly.

  5. Step 5

    Mix up one egg, ¼ cup milk and ¼ cup graham crackers.

  6. Step 6

    Add your meat mixture to your egg mixture, blend thoroughly.

  7. Step 7

    At this point you may have to add a little more liquid or a little more graham crackers. You want it to be moist and adhere into a ball.

  8. Step 8
    Balls formed by hand.
    Balls formed by hand.

    Form into balls. An easy method is to use a large ice cream scoop or you can use the old school two hand method.

  9. Step 9
    Ham balls in a baking dish.
    Ham balls in a baking dish.

    Place balls in baking dish

  10. Step 10
    Sauce ingredients
    Sauce ingredients

    Mix Up your sauce using approximately one cup ketchup, one tablespoon mustard, one teaspoon vinegar and one cup of brown sugar. Mix thoroughly and vary ingredients to taste.

  11. Step 11
    Pour sauce.
    Pour sauce.

    Pour the sauce over ham balls.

  12. Step 12
    Cover
    Cover

    Cover the baking dish.

  13. Step 13

    Place in preheated oven and bake for about one hour.

  14. Step 14
    Remove
    Remove

    Remove from oven.

  15. Step 15

    Uncover the backing dish, be careful, it will be hot!

  16. Step 16

    Place ham balls on serving dishes.

  17. Step 17
    I like mine with potatoes and fresh home grown tomato slices.
    I like mine with potatoes and fresh home grown tomato slices.

    Serve and enjoy! I like it with mashed potatoes and a vegetable.

Tips & Warnings
  • The baking dish will be very hot when you remove it from the oven.

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