Grilled Swedish Meatball Kebabs

Submitted by alligirl

"Taken from Epicurious.com for ZWT. Sounds interesting for the summer grilling season! Serve with recipe#422957 . **Soak bamboo skewers in water for 30 minutes. (I use a pitcher.)"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Yields: 28 10 inch bamboo skewers
• Serves: 10-12

ingredients

• For Swedish meatballs

• 3⁄4 lb ground beef (80/20 is preferred)
• 3⁄4 lb ground pork
• 1 1⁄4 cups fine fresh breadcrumbs
• 1 large egg
• 1⁄2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• fresh ground black pepper

• For mustard sauce

• 1⁄3 cup Dijon mustard
• 1⁄3 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley leaves

• For kebabs

• 2 medium yellow squash
• 1 onion
• 2 yellow bell peppers
• 1 pint vine-ripened yellow cherry tomato

directions

1. Meatballs:

2. In a large bowl with your hands blend together all meatball ingredients until just combined well (do not overmix).
3. Form mixture into 1 1/4-inch balls and arrange on a tray. (Meatballs may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.).

4. Sauce:

5. In a bowl whisk together all sauce ingredients until brown sugar is dissolved. (Sauce may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.).
6. Halve squash lengthwise and cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick pieces. Quarter onion and cut onion and bell peppers into 1-inch pieces.

7. To assemble kebabs:

8. Thread 2 meatballs alternately with assorted cut vegetables and tomatoes onto each skewer. (Kebabs may be assembled 8 hours ahead and chilled, covered.).
9. Heat grill.
10. Grill kebabs on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals, turning kebabs frequently, for 10 minutes.
11. Brush kebabs with sauce and grill, turning them and brushing frequently with sauce, until meatballs are cooked through, about 5 to 10 minutes more. (Alternatively, kebabs may be broiled under a preheated broiler about 3 inches from heat.).
12. Discard any remaining sauce.

Reviews

[Pamela C.]

I used the recipe exactly as printed. It was for a family BBQ, we wanted something different but easy. Everyone from 3 year olds to seniors loved them.

 

[Scoutie]

Wow, what a treat! I used red onions and Panko crumbs, Also reduced the brown sugar to 1/4 cup. Added a bit of Lawry's seasoning salt instead of regular salt to the meatball mixture. In addition to the yellow peppers, I used some red and orange peppers that were getting old. I was worried about the meatballs falling apart on the grill, but they kept their shape. Delish! Next time I might add some shrooms to the kabob. Thanks for posting Alli. Made for ZWT6.