Asian Appetizer Meatballs With Hot N' Spicy Dipping Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 teaspoons mrs. dash seasoning mix (original blend)
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 8 ounces water chestnuts
• 1/4 cup egg substitute or 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup dry sherry
• 1/3 cup chopped scallion (both parts)
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 4 teaspoons mrs. dash seasoning mix (original blend)
• 2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
• 3/4 cup catsup
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 6 tablespoons dry sherry
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Recipe

• 1 dipping sauce:.
• 2 combine all ingredients in a 1 qt saucepan.
• 3 bring to a boil; stir constantly until thickened, about 10 minutes.
• 4 cool slightly before serving.
• 5 meatballs:.
• 6 preheat oven to 350ºf.
• 7 drain and finely chop water chestnuts; finely chop green onions.
• 8 combine ground beef, water chestnuts, egg substitute or egg, sherry, green onions, mrsdash original blend, and ginger in large bowl; mix well.
• 9 shape into 32 meatballs, about 1" in diameter.
• 10 place meatballs on rack in broiler pan.
• 11 bake meatballs 15-20 minutes.
• 12 serve with dipping sauce which should be made while cooking the meatballs.