Meaty Wild Rice Meatballs in Cranberry Sauce

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Cook: 1-1/4 hours

YIELD: 10 servings.

We celebrate Indigenous People's Day in October. Native Americans in Minnesota have been harvesting wild rice for generations. To honor them, I make these wild rice meatballs. -Joyce Moynihan, Lakeville, Minnesota

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef

1 pound ground pork

2 large eggs

1 cup dry bread crumbs

3 tablespoons dried minced onion

1-1/2 teaspoons salt, divided

1 teaspoon pepper, divided

2 cups cooked and cooled wild rice

3 tablespoons butter

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 cups beef broth

1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberr...