Slow Cooker Meatballs with Honey Garlic

Name: Slow Cooker Meatballs with Honey Garlic
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 20 min
Yield: 6-8
Ingredients: 1 cup panko bread crumbs; 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped (about 1 cup); ½ medium onion, coarsely grated; 2 large eggs, lightly beaten; 2 tablespoons whole milk; 2 tablespoons Honey Garlic seasoning; 1 pound ground pork; 1 pound ground beef (10 to 20 percent fat); ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar; ¼ cup honey; ¼ cup ketchup; 1 tablespoon soy sauce or coconut aminos; 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes; Salt and freshly ground black pepper, as desired

Nestled in a sweet and tangy tomato sauce, these crowd-pleasing meatballs make an ideal appetizer for game day parties, tailgating, and potlucks. Using two kinds of ground meat–pork and beef–seasoned with Honey Garlic seasoning ensures that they’ll be exceptionally moist and full of flavor. As the meatballs simmer (happily unattended in a slow cooker), they infuse a simple honey- and vinegar-spiked sauce with an incredible savory, meaty richness.

Slow Cooker Meatballs with Honey Garlic

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Servings

6-8

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

4 hours

These saucy meatballs also make a fantastic main course; serve them over steamed white rice with a green vegetable on the side.

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Ingredients

1 cup panko bread crumbs
1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
½ medium onion, coarsely grated
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons whole milk
2 tablespoons Honey Garlic seasoning
1 pound ground pork
1 pound ground beef (10 to 20 percent fat)

Sweet & Sour Tomato Sauce

⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
¼ cup honey
¼ cup ketchup
1 tablespoon soy sauce or coconut aminos
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, as desired

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Directions

To make the meatballs, combine the panko, parsley, onion, eggs, milk, Honey Garlic seasoning, pork and beef in a large mixing bowl. Use your hands to combine (do not overmix or the meatballs will be tough). Shape the meat mixture into golf ball size rounds and place them on a rimmed baking sheet.
Whisk together the apple cider vinegar, honey, ketchup, and soy sauce in the bottom of a slow cooker. Place the meatballs on top of the honey mixture. Pour the crushed tomatoes over the meatballs, cover, and cook on low for four hours. To ensure even cooking, gently stir the meatballs once or twice during the process.
When the meatballs are fully cooked, taste the sauce and add additional salt and pepper as desired. Serve the warm, saucy meatballs with toothpicks as an appetizer–or over steamed rice for a heartier meal.

Tags : Game Day, Honey Garlic

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Morgan W.

Sep 03, 2024

1. Do you bake them first on the baking sheet? What temp? How long?
2. What temperate do you set the slow cooker?

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Fire & Smoke Society replied:
Hi Morgan, no need to bake them first, the slow cooker will do all the work (and save you the mess). We just used a baking sheet to hold them as we formed them. You can certainly skip that and pop them right into the slow cooker, put them on a plate, or just chuck ‘em onto the counter if you want! Once you have everything in the slow cooker set it on low for about 4 hours (see step 2). Let us know how they turn out!

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