Sweet and Spicy Meatballs
Air-fried beef meatballs served with a sweet-and-spicy honey, marmalade and hot sauce glaze.
🍳 Cook: 15 min
Nutrition
90
Calories
6g
Protein
10g
Carbs
3g
Fat
Ingredients
| 2/3 cup | 160 ml | quick-cooking oats |
| 1/2 cup | 120 ml | crushed Ritz crackers |
| 2 | large eggs, lightly beaten | |
| 1 can (5 ounces) | evaporated milk | |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | dried minced onion |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 ml | salt |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 ml | garlic powder |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 ml | ground cumin |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 ml | honey |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5 ml | pepper |
| 2 pounds | 905 g | lean ground beef (90% lean) |
| 1/3 cup | 80 ml | packed brown sugar (sauce) |
| 1/3 cup | 80 ml | honey (sauce) |
| 1/3 cup | 80 ml | orange marmalade (sauce) |
| 2 tablespoons | 30 ml | cornstarch (sauce) |
| 2 tablespoons | 30 ml | soy sauce (sauce) |
| 1 to 2 tablespoons | 15–30 ml | Louisiana-style hot sauce (sauce) |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | Worcestershire sauce (sauce) |
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 380°F. In a large bowl, combine the first 10 ingredients. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls.
- In batches, arrange meatballs in a single layer in greased air-fryer basket. Cook until lightly browned and cooked through, 12–15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine sauce ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Serve with meatballs.
Nutrition Facts: 1 meatball with 1-1/2 teaspoons sauce: 90 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 27mg cholesterol, 170mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 6g protein.