Tamale Balls

Ingredients

Meatballs

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 pound ground pork
• 1 1/2 cups cornmeal
• 3/4 cup tomato juice
• 1/4 cup flour
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons salt

  Sauce

  • 3 (#2) cans tomatoes
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
    

  Instructions

  1. Meatballs: Grind beef and pork together twice.
  2. Add remaining ingredients and form into small balls - about 150.
  3. Drop into sauce and simmer for 2 hours.
  4. Sauce: Heat ingredients together in large roaster. Let sauce come to a boil and drop in balls. Simmer.
  5. To serve, keep hot in chafing dish and pick up with wooden picks.