Cranberry Turkey Meatballs
Perfect appetizer for your holiday soiree! Turkey meatballs with a wonderful cranberry orange ginger sauce. These little tasty morsels are the perfect appetizer for Thanksgiving or even a football day! Everyone loves a little meatball but these take a elevated twist with a tasty turkey meatball in a delicious dipping sauce!
Equipment
- 1 Sauce Pan For Cranberry Sauce
- 1 Sheet Parchment Paper For easy clean up
Ingredients
- 1 LB Ground Turkey
- 2 Small Eggs or 1 Ex Large Egg I used farm eggs so I added an extra egg
- 3 Cloves Minced Garlic
- 1/2 Cup Panko Bread Crumbs
- 2 TB Grated Romano or Parm Cheese
- 2 TB Fresh Minced Parsley
- 1 Tsp Fennel Seeds
- 1/2 Tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
- 2 Tsp Poultry Seasoning
- 1/2 Tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 Tsp Salt
- 1/2 Tsp Pepper-or 4 Grinds of Fresh Pepper
- 2 TB Olive Oil To coat pan
Cranberry Dipping Sauce
- 1 Can Jellied Cranberry Sauce
- 2 TB Orange Juice
- 2 TB Brown Sugar
- 2 TB Finely Minced Fresh Ginger
Instructions
- Place parchment paper on pan and coat with 2 TB olive oil
- Mix ground turkey with all above ingredients and mix well - it will seem sticky compared to ground beef but just keep mixing and incorporating the panko and all the ingredients
- Form into small one inch balls and place on olive oil coated pan
- Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes
- Remove from oven and coat in prepared cranberry sauce then continue to bake for an additional 10-15 minutes
- Serve immediately with additional sauce or place in crock pot to keep warm
Cranberry Orange Dipping Sauce
- Add can of jellied cranberry sauce to small sauce pan
- Add the 2 TB Orange Juice, Brown Sugar and finely chopped fresh ginger
- Stir continuously for about 5 -8 minutes till it has melted to a nice saucy consistency
- Using a basting brush you brush each meatball heavily with the sauce at the 15 minute mark and save the rest of the sauce to serve in a dipping bowl with the meatballs.
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