Recipe courtesy of Sidney Padow
Virginia Ham and Cheese Balls
- Level: Easy
- Total: 10 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Yield: 10 to 12 servings as appetizer
- Level: Easy
- Total: 10 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Yield: 10 to 12 servings as appetizer
Ingredients
8 ounces ground or finely chopped country ham
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 dashes hot pepper sauce
3 pinches dry mustard powder
8 ounces unsalted Virginia peanuts, finely chopped
1 maraschino cherry half
Assorted crackers, for serving
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine ground ham, cream cheese, hot sauce and mustard until well blended. Roll into a ball and then roll in chopped peanuts. Garnish with cherry on top of ball. Serve on cheeseboard with crackers.
