*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                      Five-Spice Appetizer Meatballs

Recipe By     : Meredith Corporation 1998
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Beef & Veal                      Florida Cuisine
                Family & Friends                 Appetizers & Hors d'Oeuvres

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1                    egg white -- slightly beaten
     3/4  cup           soft bread crumbs
     1/4  teaspoon      five-spice powder
   1      pound         lean ground beef
   1 1/2  cups          orange juice
   3      tablespoons   honey
   4      teaspoons     cornstarch
     1/4  teaspoon      ground ginger
   1      medium        red sweet pepper -- cut in 1" pieces

In a large bowl combine egg white, bread crumbs, five-sp[ice powder, and 1/2 te
aspoon saalt.  Add beef; mix well.  Shape into fourty-eigh 1-inch meatballs.  l
ace in a 15x10x1-inch baking pan.  Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 to 20 minut
es or until no pink remains in center of meatballs.  Drain.

Meanwhile, in a large saucepan stir together orange juice, honey, cornstarch, s
oy sauce and ginger.  Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.  Cook and stir 
for 2 minutes more.  Add sweet pepper and meatballs to saucepan; cook and stir 
until heated through.  Keep warm in a fondue pot or chafing dish.  Serve with t
oothpicks.

Makes 48 appetizer-size meatballs.

Source:   Special Advertising Section for Florida Citrus.



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NOTES : Turn thse minature meatballs into a main dish by spooning several meatb
alls and sauce over hot cooked rice or noodles.