party cocktail meatballs

Ingredients

• Servings: 32
• 5 pounds frozen cooked meatballs, thawed
• 1 (28 ounce) bottle ketchup
• 1 (18 ounce) jar apple jelly
• 1 (12 ounce) jar red currant jelly
• 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• fill a large pot with lightly salted water; bring to a boil. cook meatballs, working in batches of necessary, in the boiling water until they begin floating on top and are heated through, about 3 minutes. remove meatballs with a slotted spoon, drain in a strainer, and transfer to a large saucepan.
• combine ketchup, apple jelly, red currant jelly, and hot sauce in a separate large saucepan; cook and stir over low heat until jelly is dissolved and sauce is heated through, 5 to 10 minutes. pour sauce over meatballs. simmer, stirring occasionally, over medium heat until meatballs and sauce are thoroughly heated, 15 to 20 minutes.