Old Fashioned Ham Balls Recipes

AMISH HAM BALLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Lightly grease 2-9x13 inch baking dishes with cooking spray.
• Cut ham steak into cubes and place in a food processor with the steel blade. Pulse until you have chopped the ham like the ground beef. You may need to grind the ham in 2 batches.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the ham, beef, pork, eggs, milk and panko. Mix until well combined.
• Using a small cookie scoop or your hands shape the mixture into 2 inch balls. Divide the meatballs between the 2 baking dishes.
• In a medium saucepan whisk together the brown sugar, ketchup, water, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire, and ground mustard. Over medium high heat bring the glaze to a boil, whisk until the brown sugar has melted. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 4 minutes or until the glaze has thicken.
• Evenly pour the glaze over the meatballs. Bake for 75-85 until the meatballs are browned.

OLD FASHIONED HAM BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, combine ground beef, ground pork, ground ham, beaten eggs, graham cracker crumbs and milk until mixed.
• Roll into 1 1/2 inch balls. Arrange in a baking dish. (2) 13 x 9 inch baking dishes work perfectly.
• In a bowl, mix tomato soup, brown sugar, dry mustard and apple cider vinegar.
• Spoon or pour over the ham ball.
• Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour.
• Serve with the brown sugar glazed spooned over top.

TASTE OF HOME OLD FASHIONED HAM BALLS

Steps:

• Use the coarse setting on your meat grinder to grind your ham. (If you do not have a meat grinder, use your food processor to pulse until it is finely chopped like hamburger or chop very finely with a large, sharp knife.)
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Evenly coat two 9"x13" baking dishes with non-stick cooking spray.
• Combine all the ham ball ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix together with your hands until all ingredients are evenly distributed.
• Roll the meat into 2-inch balls. (I use a medium sized disher to get evenly sized meatballs so they cook at the same rate.)
• Arrange the ham balls in the pans. Set aside.
• Add all the glaze ingredients to a medium-sized, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, whisking just until the sugar is fully melted.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 4 minutes. Do not cover the pan while simmering.
• Pour the glaze over the ham balls, dividing evenly between the two pans.
• Bake the ham balls, uncovered, for 70 minutes, or until the sauce has reduced to a syrupy consistency and the ham balls are browned.

HAM BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine the ham, pork OR sausage, and the ground beef. Stir in the milk, eggs and graham cracker crumbs and mix well. Form into large balls about 2 inches in diameter and place them in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a separate medium bowl, combine the soup, vinegar, brown sugar and mustard powder. Mix well and pour over the meatballs.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until internal meat temperature reaches 160 degrees F (73 degrees C).

OLD FASHIONED HAM BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease (2) 9x13 baking dishes with oil and set aside. Use the coarse setting on your meat grinder to grind the leftover ham. If you don't have a meat grinder, you can use a food processor to pulse until it is chopped like hamburger meat.
• Combine all the meatball ingredients in a large bowl and mix with your hands until combined. Roll into 1 1/2" - 2" meatballs. I use a medium size cookie scoop to scoop them all the same size before smoothing them with my hands. Arrange the meatballs in the baking pans and set aside.
• Whisk together all the glaze ingredients in a medium size saucepan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil, whisking until the sugar has dissolved. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 4-5 minutes, until the sauce has thickened.
• Pour the glaze over the ham balls, dividing it between the two pans. Bake the ham balls, uncovered, for 75-85 minutes, until the ham balls have browned and the sauce has reduced to a syrupy consistency. Enjoy!
• FREEZER MEAL: Let the meatballs cool and then transfer to a freezer safe Ziploc or an airtight container. Pour all remaining glaze over them and press out any air. Let thaw in the refrigerator before reheating covered in the oven, on the stove-top or in the microwave.

EASY HAM BALLS

Steps:

• Mix Cheddar cheese, baking mix, ham, Parmesan cheese, 2/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon milk, parsley, and mustard together in a bowl; form into 36 balls.
• Arrange balls on a baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap, and put in freezer until firm, about 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Arrange ham balls on prepared baking sheet; bake in preheated oven until cheese is melted, 25 to 35 minutes.

HAM BALLS WITH BROWN SUGAR GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Pulse ham in batches in a food processor until finely ground. Combine with the next 7 ingredients just until mixed. Shape into 1-in. balls; place in a single layer on greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans., For glaze, cook and stir all ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Spoon over ham balls. Bake until ham balls are just beginning to brown, 30-35 minutes, rotating pans and carefully stirring halfway through. Gently toss in glaze. Serve warm.

HAM BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°
• Combine the meatball ingredients. In a large bowl lightly combine the 1 lb ground ham, 1 lb ground beef, 1 cup graham cracker crumbs, 3/4 cup milk, and 1 egg. Make large meatballs. Form the mixture into large meatballs, about 1/3 cup in size each. Place into a 9x13 baking dish. You will have about 12-15 meatballs.
• Whisk together the sauce ingredients & pour over meatballs. In another bowl whisk together the can of condensed tomato soup, 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup white vinegar, and 1 tsp dry mustard. Pour the sauce over the meatballs.
• Bake 1 hour. Bake in the oven, uncovered, for 1 hour, basting the tops of the ham balls with the sauce once or twice during cooking.
• Cool & eat! Let the meatballs cool for about 5-10 minutes and then serve with mashed or baked potatoes and veggies.

HAM BALLS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl soak bread in milk for about 5 minutes.
• Stir in eggs.
• Add meat and mix together.
• Shape into balls and place in a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
• In a bowl mix together glaze ingredients.
• Pour sauce over ham balls.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 2 hours.
• Baste occasionally with sauce.

IOWA HAM BALLS WITH SWEET SOUR GLAZE

Steps:

• To make the glaze, mix the brown sugar with the mustard powder. Slowly add the vinegar, whisking well as you pour it in. Set aside & whisk again before using.

HAM BALLS IN PINEAPPLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix together the pork, ham, bread crumbs, eggs, milk and onion, then form into 18-1 1/2" balls.
• Place the ham balls in a baking dish.
• Mix together the pineapple, sugar, vinegar and mustard.
• Pour over the ham balls and bake at 350°F for 1 1/2 hours, basting frequently.