Mother-In-Law's Barbecued Meatballs

Submitted by patti k.

"My husband overwhelmingly prefers my cooking to his Mother's, but this is one recipe I got from her that is still a big favorite for both him and our son. I adjusted the amounts a bit to make a bit more sauce, but it's basically her original recipe. It's on the sweet side, but you can adjust flavorings to suit your family's tastes. I sometimes add a bit of crushed red pepper to add some kick. Don't let the amount of ketchup scare you! It does not taste ketchupy - just rich and flavorful. The meatballs still taste good even if you want to stretch them by adding a bit more oats or bread. Note: In response to reviews, I have posted an alternative method of browning the meatballs in the oven."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• MEATBALLS

• 453.59 g ground beef
• 29.58 ml onions, chopped
• 1 egg
• 2 slice bread, cubed
• 78.78 ml oatmeal
• 157.80 ml milk
• salt and pepper

• SAUCE

• 354.88 ml ketchup
• 236.59 ml brown sugar
• 44.37 ml soy sauce
• 9.85 ml mustard (I prefer spicy brown or dijon)
• 177.44 ml water
• cooked rice

directions

1. Meatballs:

2. Mix ground beef, onion, egg, bread, oatmeal, milk, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
3. Roll into balls.
4. Brown meatballs in a skillet; these are very moist meatballs, making them a bit tricky to brown in a skillet. I usually just push them around a bit and don't brown completely.
5. Alternatively, meatballs could be browned briefly in the oven in a nonstick pan at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10 minutes. Tthey don't need to be cooked through since they will be cooked in the sauce. I've never done it this way, so just watch them so they just brown rather than cook all the way and get dried out.
6. Place browned meatballs in baking dish.

7. Sauce:

8. Mix ketchup, brown sugar, soy sauce, mustard, water together.
9. Pour sauce over meatballs.
10. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until meatballs are cooked through, about 30 minutes.
11. Serve over rice.

Reviews

[Michal Hassan]

These meatballs were absolutely delicious! I made them for dinner tonight and they were a hit. I used teriyaki sauce instead of soy sauce because that was all I had available, and I used 3 slices of bread. Also, I browned the meatballs in the oven and they didn't get dried out at all. Thank you so much for this recipe! I will definitely be making it again and again.

 

[Boomette]

Wow it's delicious. I just ate one meatball. They're so tender. I omitted the onion cause of my fussy BF LOL but used 1 tsp of flaked onion. I used 3 small slices of bread. I browned them 10 minutes in the oven. For the sauce I used almost 1/4 cup ketchup (cause that's all I got) and 3/4 cup chili sauce : 1 cup total (enough liquid). I used recipe#216380 instead of soy sauce. I used only 1/2 cup brown sugar and 3 teaspoon dijon mustard. Thanks Pattikay :) Made for Zaar Star Game

 

[Jennifer Pierce]

Delicious! One of our family favorites!

 

[cookiemakinmama]

we really liked these! pretty much meatloaf in ball form

 

[katew]

Rated 5 stars by all the family - high praise indeed . The only change I made was to halve the sugar. I served the meatballs with corn bread. Fabulous recipe !!