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For the ham balls:
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 lb ground ham (see note)
  • 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup milk
For the sauce:
  • 1 can tomato soup
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon ground mustard
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Preparation
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together the tomato soup, brown sugar, vinegar, and ground mustard. Spoon a small amount in the bottom of baking dish.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine the ground pork, ground beef, ground ham, graham cracker crumbs, eggs, milk, and salt and pepper. Using your hands, mix until well combined.
  4. Scoop out mixture into fist-sized balls and place in baking dish.
  5. Pour sauce over ham balls and bake for 1 hour, turning over ham balls halfway through baking time. Enjoy!
  6. Note: To make ground ham, you can pulse cubed ham in a food processor until it holds together when pinched.
A midwestern delicacy.
Course: Dinner

Recipe adapted from The Taylor House.

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Iowa Ham Balls

A midwestern delicacy.

Iowa Ham Balls

4.2 from 31 votes
Cuisine: American
Servings: Serves 6
Author: Kristy Norrell
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 2 hours 15 minutes
Chill: 20 minutes
Total: 2 hours 40 minutes

For the ham balls:

  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 lb ground ham (see note)
  • 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup milk

For the sauce:

  • 1 can tomato soup
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon ground mustard
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together the tomato soup, brown sugar, vinegar, and ground mustard. Spoon a small amount in the bottom of baking dish.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine the ground pork, ground beef, ground ham, graham cracker crumbs, eggs, milk, and salt and pepper. Using your hands, mix until well combined.
  4. Scoop out mixture into fist-sized balls and place in baking dish.
  5. Pour sauce over ham balls and bake for 1 hour, turning over ham balls halfway through baking time. Enjoy!
  6. Note: To make ground ham, you can pulse cubed ham in a food processor until it holds together when pinched.