Tamale Balls

What you need:

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 lb. sausage
• 1 1/2 cups cornmeal
• 3/4 cup tomato juice
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tbsp. chili powder
• 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
• 2 tsp. salt

Sauce:

• 5 cups tomato juice
• 1 tbsp. chili powder
• 2 tsp. salt

Directions:

1. Combine all the non-sauce ingredients in a bowl.
2. Roll into small balls.
3. Place sauce ingredients into a large pot.
4. Place balls into sauce. Cover and simmer on low for 2 hours.
5. Stir every once in a while to prevent burning.
6. Serve over rice.

Recipe from Francie Koehrsen