Sweet and sour ham bails with pears
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | can | Bartlett pears; (29 Oz) |
| 1 | pounds | Ground ham |
| ¾ | cup | Soft bread crumbs |
| 1 | Egg; beaten | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Grated onion |
| ½ | teaspoon | Prepared horseradish |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Dry mustard |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Pepper |
| 1 | tablespoon | Cornstarch |
| 3 | tablespoons | Brown sugar |
| ¼ | cup | White vinegar Dash salt |
| ½ | Green pepper; cut in narrow strips | |
Directions
Drain pears, reserving syrup for sweet and sour sauce. Combine ground ham, bread crumbs, egg, onion, horseradish, mustard, ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper. Shape into balls the size of walnuts. Place ham balls in a 2 quart casserole. Cover. Microwave at medium high (70%) 6 to 8 minutes, r~ arranging ham balls after half the cooking time. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine reserved pear syrup with cornstarch, brown sugar, vinegar and salt. Microwave at high (100%) until clear and thickened, 3 to 4 minutes, stirring 2 or 3 times. Place pear halves and green pepper in ham ball casserole. Pour sweet and sour sauce over all. Microwave at medium high(70%)3to4 minutes, basting once. Serve with steamed rice. Makes 4 servings.
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 212 by "Diane Geary" <diane@...> on Nov 7, 1997