First-Time Ham Balls
If you've never had ham balls before this is a great recipe to start with.
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs Ham Loaf (A mixture of ground pork, ham, and bacon.)
- 1/2 Small Onion Finely diced
- 1/2 cup Crushed Graham Crakers About 4 whole ones
- 1/2 Cup Crushed Ritz Crackers About 12
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 Egg
- 2 tbsp Worchestershire Sauce
- BBQ Sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°.
- Spray the bottom and sides of a 9x13 cake pan with cooking spray.
- Place ham loaf, cracker crumbs, milk, egg, and Worchestershire sauce in a large bowl and mix together with your hands. (Don't over mix.)
- Shape meat mixture into 2" balls and place in the 9x13 cake pan. (I used a small ice cream scoop to get a uniorm amount in each ham ball).
- Bake uncovered for 45 minutes.
- Remove from oven and brush with your favorite BBQ sauce.
- Return to the oven and bake for another 15-20 minutes until the internal temperature of the ham balls reaches 165°.
Notes
When I made this for the first time I left the BBQ sauce off a few of them just to see if it made a difference. It really did! Next time I'll sauce them all.
Next time, I'll also take a suggestion from my daughters. They thought it would be good to finish them in the air fryer... to add a little crust and texture to the outside of each ham ball.
This is a basic recipe that you can start with and then make it your own. Don't like onions? Leave them out. Want it a little sweeter? Use only graham cracker crumbs. Wanna spice it up a little? Add your favorites.
Ham balls are comfort food at it's finest and goes great with other comfort foods... like cheesy or twice-baked potatoes.
This recipe makes 20 ham balls.