Bourbon Meatballs

Recipe Rating:	2 Ratings5
Categories:	Beef, Other Main Dishes, Other Appetizers, Crackers, Quick & Easy, For Kids, Meat Appetizers, Pork, Jams & Jellies, Chili
Keywords:	sweet, Onion, eggs, sausage, sauce, Meatballs, sugar, flakes, bourbon, pepper, Baby, BBQ, Apricot, olive, oil, ritz, ground, salt, Brown, extra, virgin, barbeque, preserves, dark, Water, lean, dehydrated, ray's
Serves:	Many
Prep Time:	20 Min
Cook Time:	30 Min

Ingredients

MEATBALLS:
1 lb	ground beef, leanest you can get
1 lb	bulk pork sausage, no casings find more delicious recipes at www.porkbeinspired.com
1 sleeve	ritz crackers, crushed
1/2 c	onion flakes, dehydrated
1 tsp	salt
1/2 tsp	pepper
2 x lg	eggs
2 Tbsp	olive oil, extra virgin
BOURBON SAUCE:
1 jar(s)	apricot preserves
1/2 c	dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 c	chili sauce, heat to your liking
1/2 c	barbecue sauce, your favorite (i love sweet baby ray's)
1/4 c	water
1 c	bourbon

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Kimmi Knippel (Sweet_Memories)

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KimmiK

Member Since Apr 2011

Kimmi's Notes:

Mmmmmmmmmmm!

Directions

MEATBALLS:
Put all ingredients, except oil, in a large mixing bowl, breaking up the meat as you put it in. Mix together, using the tips of your fingers to gently combine everything without compacting the meat. Form into small 1" balls, I use a small ice cream scooper to make them nice & uniform.

Heat 2 Tbsp of olive oil in a skillet & brown the meatballs, working in batches. Transfer the meatballs to a baking sheet & bake for about 10 minutes, until cooked through.

Place cooked meatballs into the sauce & let heat through until ready to serve. Serve on a plate with toothpicks, a drizzle of sauce & lots of napkins. Serve a bowl of sauce on the side for extra dipping.

BOURBON SAUCE:
Combine all ingredients (except bourbon) in a sauce pot & bring to a simmer. Simmer gently for about 10 minutes until thick. Take off heat & stir in bourbon; stir to combine.

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