Barbecue Meatballs

Barbecue Meatballs
Serve over mashed potatoes sprinkled with parsley for a yummy, flavour-filled dinner.
Directions for: Barbecue Meatballs

Ingredients

Sauce

2 cups barbecue sauce

2 Tbsp white vinegar

1 Tbsp loosely packed brown sugar

1 tsp hot sauce

1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

One 25-count bag All-Purpose Meatballs (still frozen is fine), recipe follows

Mashed potatoes, for serving

Chopped fresh parsley, for serving

Green salad, for serving

All-Purpose Meatballs

5 lb(s) ground beef

1 cups plain breadcrumbs

cup milk

cup heavy cream

cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

2 Tbsp grainy mustard

1 tsp salt

1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

tsp red pepper flakes

4 large eggs

2 Tbsp olive oil

Directions

Sauce

1. in a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the barbecue sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, hot sauce and Worcestershire and bring to a boil. Add the All-Purpose Meatballs and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook until the meatballs are heated through, 8 to 10 minutes.

2. Spoon over mashed potatoes and sprinkle with parsley. Serve with a green salad.

All-Purpose Meatballs

1. to make the meatballs, combine the ground beef, breadcrumbs, milk, cream, parsley, mustard, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Mix together well with your hands. Scoop out 1-tablespoon portions and roll them into balls with your hands. Place the meatballs onto parchment-lined baking sheets and put the baking sheets in the freezer for 5 to 10 minutes for the meatballs to firm up.

2. to brown the meatballs, heat the olive oil in a heavy pot or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the meatballs in batches, making sure not to overcrowd the pot. Cook, turning the meatballs to make sure they brown all over, 5 to 7 minutes per batch. Drain on paper towels.

3. Freezer instructions: Put the cooked meatballs in a single layer on baking sheets and put into the freezer. when frozen, divide them into freezer bags, 25 per bag, and return them to the freezer. Yields 125 meatballs.

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