Old Fashioned Easter Ham Balls
Made with a combination of ground meats and topped with a sweet tomato and brown sugar glaze, old fashioned ham balls are the perfect addition to your Easter brunch menu.
Servings: 3 dozen ham balls
Ingredients
For The Ham Balls
- 2 lbs. ground ham
- 1 and ½ lbs. ground pork sausage
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- 4 eggs
- 4 c. rolled oats
- 2 c. milk
- 2 tbsp. dried, minced onion
For The Sauce
- 1 can tomato soup (10.75 ozs.)
- ⅓ c. distilled vinegar
- 1 tsp. dry mustard
- 1 c. brown sugar
Instructions
- First, pre-heat your oven to 350℉. Next, grease a pair of 9 x 13baking dishes and set them aside.
- Then, in a large mixing bowl, use your hands to combine 2 lbs. ground ham, 1 and 1/2 lb. pork sausage, and l1 lb. lean ground beef. Next, stir in 4 eggs, 4 c. rolled oats, 2 tbsps. dried, minced onion, and 2 c. milk.
- Once the meat mixture is combined, begin to form your ham balls. Place the ham balls in the greased baking dishes in rows until each dish is full.
- Place your baking dishes in the oven, uncovered, and bake the ham balls for 45 minutes or until they are cooked through.
- While the ham balls bake, prepare your sauce. In a small mixing bowl, pour in one can of tomato soup, 1/3 c. distilled vinegar, 1 tsp. dry mustard, and 1 c. brown sugar. Use a whisk to stir until the sauce is smooth.
- When the ham balls have finished baking, pour the sauce over them. Then return them to the oven and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
Notes
*Tip on the sauce. It's my family's favorite part of this dish! It's a little bit savory. A little bit sweet. And the brown sugar helps it caramelize while it bakes.
Yummo!
I like to double the recipe to make sure there is plenty of extra sauce to ladle over the ham balls once they are done.