DESCRIPTION:

Here it is!  The easiest, best-tasting, never-fail, crowd-pleasing recipe for sweet and sour meatballs. The bread holds the leanest game burger together while the sweet and sour tomato-based sauce cuts any wild taste that may be present. I've even used late-season buck burger in this recipe and the flavor is fabulous.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lbs ground venison
• 4 slices crumbled bread or equivalent crushed crackers
• salt, pepper, minced onion and garlic - to taste
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 2 cups ketchup
• 1 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup vinegar
• 2/3 cup water
• 2 T. liquid smoke
• dash Worcestershire sauce

INSTRUCTIONS:

Mix venison, bread, milk, egg and seasonings together; form mixture into golf-ball-size balls. Place a single layer in a large baking pan. Mix remaining ingredients in bowl and pour over meatballs. Cook, uncovered, at 350 for 50 minutes. Serve with rice or noodles.

Source: Chieko Bowles (Great Falls, Montana)

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