Spicy Meatballs with Sweet BBQ Sauce

Huge hit and easy since it's a make ahead dish!

Make meat mix and sauce the day before. A few hours ahead on the day of, roll meatballs out. Try to make them bite size. Cover with plastic wrap and store until needed.

When guests are about to arrive, preheat the oven to 425. Cover each meatball with a drizzle of the sweet sauce. Bake meatballs for 5-7 minutes. Then turn on the broiler and continue to cook until meatballs are slightly browned on top or until cooked through (you can cut one in half and see it's doneness). Cover cooked meatballs with another drizzle of sauce. I served all of mine on a platter piled high and then placed a pile of toothpicks next to them for easy eating! (I suggest a trash bucket or something nearby to place the used toothpicks in.)

Sauce

1/2 cup chili sauce
1/2 cup boysenberry jame, seedless
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
2 tbs. Sweet Rays BBQ Sauce
Salt and Pepper
Use red chili flake and brown sugar a tiny bit at a time to adjust heat(chili) or sweetness(sugar). 


Meatballs:

1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. ground pork
1 lb. ground spicy italian sausage
1/2 cup of milk
3 slices white bread, broken into crumbs
2 tbs. parsley
2 tsp. red pepper flake (more or less depending on your desired hotness level)*
3 tbs. ketchup
2 eggs
1 tbs. garlic powder
1 tbs. onion powder
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. pepper


1. Combine all sauce ingredients together. Over medium low heat, cook sauce until thickness desired is reached.

2. Crack eggs into a large bowl. Whisk together with a fork. Then combine all meatball ingredients. Make sure not to over stir the meat mixtures so the meatballs don't get tough.

2. Make a small test patty. Cover with sauce. Taste and adjust seasoning.

* When it comes to adding heat to any dish, always start lower then you think. You can always add more to increase the heat but it's difficult to get it back out!