Batter-dipped Fondue Meatballs
Here's a simple idea, make batter-dipped fondue meatballs when you have one of those, "What shall I make?" moments. Everyone will love them and you can make it as part of a meal or as a fun ice-breaker for a party. What you'll need: Meatballs - 1 1/2 lb. ground chuck beef - 1 large egg - 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs - 2 Tbsp beer or apple juice - 1 tsp garlic salt - 2 cups salad oil - 1/2 cup butter (do NOT use margarine - see Note below)
Frothy Batter - 1 cup biscuit baking mix - 1/2 cup beer or apple juice - 1 large egg
Mustard Sauce - 1/2 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing - 2 Tbsp prepared mustard - 1 Tbsp onion (finely chopped)
Horseradish Sauce - 1/2 cup dairy sour cream - 1 Tbsp horseradish - 1/8 tsp Worcestershire sauce
First, you can prepare the fondue meatballs and the sauces ahead of time (even the day before!) and keep them in the refrigerator until needed. - To prepare the mustard and horseradish sauces, just mix all the ingredients together for each and refrigerate until serving time.
- To prepare the meatballs, mix meat, egg, bread crumbs, beer and garlic salt. Then shape the mixture into 3/4-inch balls.
- To prepare the frothy batter, mix all of the ingredients with a fork. (Batter will be slightly lumpy.)
Before serving, heat oil and butter in a metal fondue pot to 375 degrees F. At this point, you can go ahead and cook the meatballs yourself and serve up with dinner, or make a party of it and give everyone their own fondue fork with these instructions: Spear the meatballs with a fondue fork, dip into batter and cook in hot oil to desired doneness, about 2 minutes. Once the meatballs are cooked, have your guests or family dip them into one of the sauces you created. It's a fun way to eat and it tastes good too! Note: You can omit butter and increase salad oil to 2-1/2 cups. This recipe serves 12. Have a comment or a recipe to share? Contact me!
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