Sweet & Spicy Meatball Fondue

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 slices fresh bread
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 3/4 lb ground chuck
• 3/4 lb ground lamb
• kosher salt, to taste
• fresh coarse ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• flour, for dusting meatballs
• vegetable oil, for frying meatballs
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle heinz chili sauce
• 1 (10 ounce) jar red pepper jelly

Recipe

• 1 tear the bread into pieces and place in a small mixing bowl along with the milk; set aside.
• 2 in a small skillet over medium heat, melt the butter.
• 3 add the onion and a pinch of salt and sweat until the onions are soft. remove from the heat and set aside.
• 4 combine the bread and milk mixture, ground chuck, lamb, egg yolks, salt and black pepper to taste, allspice, nutmeg, and onions.
• 5 blend mixture well, but don't overwork, as the result will be a dense meatball.
• 6 roll the mixture into 1-inch meatballs.
• 7 heat enough vegetable oil to cover the bottom of an electric skillet set to 350 degrees.
• 8 dust the meatballs with flour to coat well.
• 9 add the meatballs to the skillet and fry until golden brown on all sides, about 7 to 10 minutes.
• 10 remove the meatballs to paper towels to drain.
• 11 once all of the meatballs are cooked, combine the chili sauce and the red pepper jelly in a pot and heat just to the boiling point.
• 12 carefully add the meatballs and heat gently.
• 13 remove from heat and carefully pour into a fondue pot and serve following the manufacturer's directions.