Smoked Meatballs

Now, this doesn’t need to be smoked, but man is it good if you do! Finishing with a glaze of your favorite BBQ sauce really adds to the next level awesomness of these! Don’t sleep on this one, Meatballs are back!

Difficulty:

2/5

Prep time:

30 min

Cook time:

1 h

Serves:

~30 meatballs

INGREDIENTS

2 pounds (1 kg) ground beef
½ cup fine diced onion
¼ cup chopped flat leaf parsley
3 cloves garlic – fine grated
1/3 cup fine breadcrumbs
2 eggs
¼ cup fresh Parmesan
3 tbsp of your favorite BBQ seasoning
4 tbsp milk
1 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, combine all of your ingredients. Eyeballing this, pull and roll a pinch of the meat mixture to make a 1 ½-in (4 cm) to 2 (6 cm) meatballs. This recipe will make roughly 30 balls total. Once shaped, set on a cookie sheet. Allow the meatballs to sit for about on hour before heading to the grill.
Now, if you are smoking them, heat your smoker to 220°f (104°C). Place the meatballs on it and smoke for roughly 45 min till internal reaches 135°f (57°C). Crank the heat to 425°f (218°C) and glaze the meatballs a couple times till they have a nice shine about them. Remove and Enjoy!
Now, if you are using a grill, preheat your grill to a medium high heat, roughly 400°f (204°C). Place the meatballs on the grill and cook for 4 min. Rotate and repeat till all sides are browned well. Meatball internal should be roughly 160°f (71°C). Glaze with your favorite sauce and allow to set up in the heat. Once they have a nice shine to them, remove and enjoy!

Enjoy!
Cory – @Saturday_night_test_kitchen