Ham Balls

Several of us have made homemade meat balls but have

you ever heard of Ham Balls?

My co-worker’s grandma was the head cook in their school system. Grandma “Ham Ball” came up with this recipe and made them for “her kids”…hundreds of them including her granddaughter.  Lucky for us, this Missouri dish made its way to Rochester, MN.  Let’s try Ham Balls!

Ham Balls – Karla “Ham Ball” Hamilton

3 lb. ham loaf (Fareway Foods)

1 sleeve graham cracker crumbs (preferably…Cinnamon Grahams)

2 eggs

1 ½ cup Buttermilk (reg. milk ok)

Sauce:

¼ cup cider vinegar

1 Tbs. dry mustard

1 can tomato soup

¾ cup brown sugar

Mix meat, graham cracker crumbs, eggs, and milk.  Roll or use scoop to shape into balls the size of an egg or small scoop of ice cream.  Place on cookie sheet lined with foil and sprayed with Pam.  Mix sauce and pour over ham balls.  Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Turn on custom broiler and finish at 420 degrees for another 10 minutes.  Total cooking time is 1 hour. Makes 2-3 dozen. 

Tupps Tidbits ~ we bought our ham loaf from Fareway Foods, but you could make your own loaf by grinding ham with pork loin at a 2 to 1 ratio

Even though we have never heard of ham balls, looking into it, we did find similar ham ball or ham loaf receipes.  This is definitely not a secret recipes, but usually unknown to Minnesotans.  DEFINITELY A KEEPER!

Thanks “again” Karla for recommending and sharing.