BBQ Meatballs

I love meatballs.  They're bite size and fun!  And they're easy too, which I really like.  I found this recipe browsing the Pioneer Woman's website and thought it looked interesting so I decided to make it.

BBQ Meatballs

Source: The Pioneer Woman

Ingredients:

For Meatballs:

• 1½ lbs Ground Beef/Ground Pork mixture
• ½ cup Oats
• ½ cup Panko Bread Crumbs
• ¾ cup Milk
• 3 Tbsp Very Finely Minced Onion
• 1½ tsp Salt
• Freshly Ground Black Pepper, to taste

• 1 cup all-purpose flour, for dredging
• canola oil, for frying

For Sauce:

• 1 cup Ketchup
• 2 Tbsp Sugar
• 3 Tbsp Vinegar
• 2 Tbsp Worcestershire
• 4-6 Tbsp minced Onion
• Tabasco (or your favorite hot sauce)

 Preheat oven to 350°


Combine all meatball ingredients. Roll into medium-sized balls and place on a cookie sheet. Place sheet in freezer for five minutes.


After 5 minutes, remove meatballs from freezer and immediately dredge in unseasoned flour.
Brown meatballs in canola oil in skillet on top of stove until just brown. Place into a baking dish.


Combine all sauce ingredients. Pour over meatballs and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Serve on their own, on a bed of rice or mashed potatoes, or on a bread roll!

I changed a few tiny things from the original recipe.  I used half ground beef and half ground pork.  When I was adding the milk-an entire cup seemed like too much so I stopped at 3/4 cup.  It was the perfect amount.  I also used less oats and added panko bread crumbs because I love them in meatballs.

The bbq sauce is really, really good.  I am a big fan!  I might even suggest to make a double batch of sauce so you have extra for adding sauce on to your bread roll or even just to dip into.

Enjoy!