I would say these BBQ Meatballs are your typical, straight forward meatball but that would be down playing how ridiculously amazing they are!
Check out the other Meatballs I made with these!
BBQ Meatballs
Perfectly smoky morsels of goodness. Combined with the The Tailgate Foodie signature sauce, MMMMM. There is a lot of room for change with spice blends etc.
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Total Time
1 hour
Ingredients
For Meatballs:
- 1 lb. Ground Beef (80/20)
- 1 lb. Mild Italian Sausage
- 1/2 c. Red Onion (minced)
- 2 Garlic Cloves (minced)
- 2 Eggs (1 whole, 1 yolk)
- 1/4 c. Milk
- 1/4 c. Bread Crumbs
- 5 tbsp. TTGF BBQ Rub
For sauce:
- The All-American BBQ Sauce (or your favorite BBQ Sauce!)
Instructions
For Oven:
- Place meat and seasoning blend into mixing bowl. Mix until evenly incorporated.
- Place all other ingredients into bowl. Mix until evenly incorporated.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Roll 2 oz. of mixture into ball. (Should make about 20) and place on baking sheet.
- Bake for 20 min. or meatballs are 165F.
- Pull and sear in heavy bottom pan.
- Serve hot with side of sauce!
For smoker:
- Place meat and seasoning blend into mixing bowl. Mix until evenly incorporated.
- Place all other ingredients into bowl. Mix until evenly incorporated.
- Preheat smoker to 225F.
- Roll 2 oz. of mixture into ball. (Should make about 20) and place on baking sheet.
- Smoke for 30 min.
- Pull and sear in heavy bottom pan until meatballs are 165F.
- Serve hot with side of sauce!
Notes
These can be an App or a Main! A big way of changing this is the size of the meatball itself. For a different flavor profile, baste the meatballs every 5 minutes with the sauce being utilized.
