Sausage balls

[Mizzoufan]

/ What do serve with them?

 

[tvguy]

I kind of think of them as a stand alone item.

 

[Straitlover]

Around here, they're an appetizer.

 

[Micca]

Is that different from a meatball?

 

[Mizzoufan]

Is that different from a meatball?

to me yes

 

[DisneyHardin]

They are a staple appetizer around our family. We don't serve them with anything. Sometimes if there is also a veggie tray, people will dip the in the ranch, but generally we just eat them plain.

 

[Micca]

Little cubes of cheese? Something sort of carb-y like little cups of Mac & cheese or toasted ravioli??

 

[usnuzuloose]

Hot cheese dip for them

 

[amberpi]

Its a breakfast only item in my world, and they are usually served with a mustard dipping sauce - I like the whole grain mustard, but I look for excuses to eat mustard like some people do ranch or queso

 

[firecracker725]

Little cubes of cheese? Something sort of carb-y like little cups of Mac & cheese or toasted ravioli??

They are full of cheese and are already carb-y.

I serve them every Christmas morning with fruit and yogurt. Any other time, they're an appetizer served with many other finger foods.

 

[firecracker725]

To clarify, I'm fairy certain (correct me if I'm wrong) that Mizzoufan is talking about this type of recipe...

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/21649/sausage-balls/


Some of these comments are making me wonder if there's another kind of sausage ball out there. Certainly, these are a southern staple.

 

[Micca]

To clarify, I'm fairy certain (correct me if I'm wrong) that Mizzoufan is talking about this type of recipe...

OK, that isn't what I was thinking at all. Looks good though!

 

[mjkacmom]

They don’t exist here, same with the grape jelly meatballs or Lil smokies, or anything on top of a block of cream cheese. Or cold cuts wrapped around cream cheese.

 

[Mizzoufan]

They don’t exist here, same with the grape jelly meatballs or Lil smokies, or anything on top of a block of cream cheese. Or cold cuts wrapped around cream cheese.

Wow, you are missing out on some good stuff.

 

[firecracker725]

They don’t exist here, same with the grape jelly meatballs or Lil smokies, or anything on top of a block of cream cheese. Or cold cuts wrapped around cream cheese.

Where is "here"? Because it doesn't sound like somewhere I'd want to go.

 

[shoney]

Where is "here"? Because it doesn't sound like somewhere I'd want to go.

I know here on Long Island those items are not something I’ve ever seen at a party.

 

[luvsJack]

Depends on when we are serving them.

For breakfast we have sausage balls, breakfast casserole, fruit of some sort, cinnamon rolls and gingerbread.

If serving with other finger foods with the jelly meatballs, cocktail sausages, corn dip and corn chips, spinach dip and Hawaiian bread, fruit dip and fruit, etc.

I like them best at breakfast because they are served hot out of the oven.

 

[low-key]

have you ever tried Schweddy Balls

 

[klacey1]

They don’t exist here, same with the grape jelly meatballs or Lil smokies, or anything on top of a block of cream cheese. Or cold cuts wrapped around cream cheese.

Grew up in NY, lived in CT and RI, and now live in Mass and I concur. I hadn’t heard of any of these appetizers until the Dis.

Eta: the posted recipe does sound good though! I’d consider making those for Christmas breakfast along with cinnamon rolls. I’ve never cooked with ground sausage though—only ever purchased Irish breakfast sausage or hot or sweet Italian sausage.

 

[wenrob]

My tummy and sausage don’t get along so I vote bacon.