Ingredients
- 2 1/2 pounds ground chuck
- 1 1/2 cups oatmeal
- 2 onions, finely minced
- 1 stalk celery, finely minced
- 1 carrot, grated
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups ketchup
Directions
Preheat oven to 300°. Mix beef, oatmeal, onion, celery, carrot, eggs, milk, salt and pepper together in a bowl. Roll into 1 1/2?2 inch meatballs and place in a 9-by-13 inch dish sprayed with cooking spray. Mix together brown sugar and ketchup; spoon over meatballs. Cover baking dish with foil, and bake for 1 hour. Serve as an appetizer, over pasta or on a hoagie bun.
This recipe won second place in the ground-beef category at Wooster Home and Garden Show.
