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
  

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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.