Tequila Meatballs

Miami is such a cosmopolitan city that almost every culture's food is well represented here. A Swedish friend served me this dish at her South Beach apartment once, and I couldn't help to make it a family tradition. I revised her meatball recipe and created this original fusion. Serve with toothpicks sitting in sauce.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 228 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• ¼ cup tequila
• ½ cup Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
• 1 pound lean ground turkey
• ½ cup cornmeal (such as PAN®)
• 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans or bottles Mexican beers
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle chili sauce
• ½ cup pickle relish

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine turkey, Parmesan cheese, cornmeal, Worcestershire sauce, egg, and jalapeno pepper together in a bowl; form into meatballs.

Step 2

Mix beer, chili sauce, pickle relish, and tequila in a separate bowl until sauce is evenly combined. Transfer sauce to a saucepan and add meatballs.

Step 3

Simmer meatballs in the sauce over medium-low heat until meatballs are cooked through, about 30 minutes.