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Cherry Coke & Jalapeño Meatballs
Well, they’re actually cherry coke & jalapeño glazed meatballs, but that didn’t fit into the excerpt title on my landing page. Shrugs.
These are my go to snack meatballs, but don’t let me stop you from having them for dinner.
They’re spicy, I won’t lie. They’re not going to make your eyes tear up or pop out of their sockets, but they’ll definitely get a ‘Whoa baby!’ if you do it right. Guys tend to like these a lot. Not sure why. Testosterone food?
You can tone the heat down a bit, but they don’t taste nearly as good without it. They need zing! And the heat is mainly on the outside.
But that’s coming from me, a spicy spice fiend.
Ingredients:
Meatballs:
1 pound ground beef
1 large egg
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
Seasoning:
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp sweet paprika powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried parsley
pinch of cayenne
Glaze:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup cherry coke
3 jalapeños
Directions:
Even he eats them. But in all fairness, the kid can eat spicier foods than I can.
Preheat your oven to 400F° (200C°).
Storyboard nirvana. Mix up all the spices listed under seasoning.
Normally I do this with green chili peppers, but I still had some chopped up jalapeños in my freezer.
I used roughly 2 slightly heaping tbsp of the spice mix. Feel free to use less or more. Technically you can use it all.
Add an egg and the breadcrumbs and dig in. Mix it all up.
Make medium-sized meatballs using an ice scoop.
I need a silpat mat! Used baking paper instead and placed them on a baking sheet.
I’m using my oven for them. Saves on butter. Give them 15 minutes in a preheated oven at 400F° (200C°).
Time to make the glaze. Use a skillet or saucepan with a thick bottom and mix the sugar and jalapeños.
This stuff is retro! I can still remember myself as a little girl, all excited when my mom bought me and my brother a bottle.
Pour 1/2 a cup of sparkly cherry coke in with the sugar.
Bring it to a boil.
I love this shot. No idea why. Anyway, give it 7 to 10 minutes over medium heat.
Flip those meatballs after 15 minutes, and give them an extra 10 minutes.
Okay, one more for the heck of it. Look at those bubbles! Stir now and then.
As soon as it stops bubbling fiercely after you’ve stirred, it’ll be the perfect consistency. It took 8 minutes straight for me.
After the last 10 minutes you brush the meatballs with the glaze. Pop them back into the oven for another 5 minutes.
Meatballs are the best thing to snack on!
Bring them to a party, a shower or a potluck. They’ll be a hit, I promise!
* no trees were harmed in the making of these photos
| Cherry Coke & Jalapeño Meatballs | |
| Ingredients |
1 pound ground beef 1 large egg 1/2 cup breadcrumbs Seasoning: 1 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 tsp sweet paprika powder 1/2 tsp onion powder 1 tsp black pepper 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1 tsp brown sugar 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp dried parsley pinch of cayenne Glaze: 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup cherry coke 3 jalapeños |
| Directions |
Bake them 15 minutes in a preheated oven at 400F° (200C°). Combine the brown sugar, cherry coke and deseeded and finely minced jalapenos. Bring it to a boil and while stirring occasionally, cook it over medium heat for 7 to 10 minutes. Until it’s a thick syrup. Flip the meatballs and give them an extra 10 minutes oven time. Brush the glaze over the meatballs and put them back in the oven for 5 minutes. |
| Meal type: | snack, main course, party food |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Copyright: | © kayotickitchen.com |
Oh my. Those look insanely good!! Wonder if my kids would eat them, or if they’d be too spicy for them. I think I’ll have to give them a try & find out!
Snort! You made me snort! No trees were harmed indeed.
Tell me, do you TASTE the Jalepenos on these or just get the heat, cause I am not really a fan of the taste of them.
@Kait:
You don’t really taste them, you just get the heat. The sweetness overrules the flavor :)
When I saw you tweet “Cherry Coke & Jalapeno Meatballs” I just had to run right over here to see what the heck you were up to now. My head just wasn’t wrapping around cherry coke and jalapeno. But, now I get it!! And, girl, do these ever look tasty!
Made me smile about the retro cherry Coke, too. I remember as a teenager going to the drugstore to get a cherry Coke, but it wasn’t in a bottle. When you ordered a cherry Coke, the girl running the soda fountain would pump one shot of cherry flavoring and one shot of Coke syrup into your glass, add carbonated water to fill it up and stir. Now THAT was a real retro cherry Coke! But my favorite was a vanilla Coke. Substitute vanilla syrup for the cherry and, oh baby.
@ Lana:
I knew you’d take a peek :)
We had vanilla coke only for a little while here. Somehow it never made the big crowd here and quietly vanished from the shelves, but I was addicted to it! I tried copying it by adding vanilla extract to regular coke, but it just isn’t the same.
Time I move the the US, I guess :)
Yes, you do need a silpat – I never make meatballs on anything else now! And PS, I LOVE the photo with the budding branch next to the meatballs – says spring without any words. :-)
I love the white trash feel of these meatballs with the cherry coke glaze. And I do mean that in the very best sense. They sound amazingly good.
@ Marisa:
I completely know what you mean!
My hubby just told me they sell it here at Super de Boer, but that might be an action. Friends of mine go to Germany to buy it, that might be less hassle as moving to the US :)
I mean the vanilla coke :)
Would it be too much trouble for you, to also mention the measurements in European style… It is quite tiring to convert everything, most of the time I don’t have to but it would be nice addition anyway. I know what a pound is but the cups are driving me nuts to be honest.
@ Henna:
Yes, it actually would. I don’t weigh when I cook, it’s a major hassle and it would defy the purpose of volume cooking. Like I say in my about me, I don’t do the grams thing and I don’t weigh stuff.
Measuring cups are even sold in the AH, Blokker and Marskramer these days.
Ah, silly me :) Going to blokker today anyway so will get one from there.
@ Henna:
Picked up a set of 3 nested measuring cups at the AH not too long ago, were 3 euros or something! Hema sells it now, too!
Volume cooking is hot these days (and easy:)
I have always said, “The spicier the better. The uglier the better. The dirtier the better.” But I think I might change my tune about the latter one. The cherry coke is an interesting addition.
Het is weer eens wat anders dan de standaard gehaktballetjes! super!
@ Marieke:
You just made me really happy! :)
Enjoy your take on on having fun cooking,
Here is a similar easy to make for a mob, recipe I use,
Buy the bag of cooked meatballs at Costco There are 120 and the are precooked with Italian spices, cover the bottom of of an electric frypan with the meatballs and cover with 1 quart of Chinese orange sauce, cover and heat on low until hot, replenish the meatballs into the sauce after warning them in a microwave.
Will try them with the Jalapenos and coke sauce tonight.
@Jacques Sopkin:
Don’t make me cry! We don’t have such a thing as precooked Italian meatballs in the Netherlands :)
What’s Chinese orange sauce? It sounds great!
You can find it on the internet looking for Chinese food products.
That glaze looks and sounds fantastic. Sweet and spicy – you’re playing my song.
Those meatballs look wonderful. I have got to try that glaze. What a great idea!!
Those look beyond amazing and looks like they would be great for entertaining. Will have to try!
YUM! These sound so perfectly yummy!!!
I just made these for a potluck party! Everyone loved them, plus they were the first dish gone! I should have made two batches.