HAM BALLS IN BARBECUE SAUCE

prep 20 minutes bake 25 minutes at 350°F

Grind the ham yourself for this recipe (pulse it in a food processor) or check at the meat counter of your supermarket. They can grind it for you, or they might have a ground ham loaf mixture that is equal parts ham and ground pork.

•    2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1½ cups soft bread crumbs
•   ½ cup finely chopped onion
•    2 Tbsp. milk
•   ¼ tsp. black pepper
•    2 tsp. dry mustard
•  12 oz. ground cooked ham
•  12 oz. ground pork or beef
•   ¾ cup packed brown sugar
•   ½ cup ketchup
•    2 Tbsp. vinegar

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 3-qt. rectangular baking dish. In a large bowl combine the first five ingredients (through pepper); stir in 1 tsp. of the mustard. Add ground ham and pork; mix well. Shape mixture into 24 balls, using about 3 Tbsp. mixture for each. Arrange ham balls in the prepared baking dish.

2. For sauce, in a bowl stir together the remaining 1 tsp. mustard and remaining ingredients; pour over ham balls. Bake about 25 minutes or until done (160°F).

number of servings 24 (1 ham ball each)

per serving 92 cal., 3 g fat (1 g sat. fat), 34 mg chol., 204 mg sodium, 10 g carb., 0 g fiber, 8 g sugars, 6 g pro.