Description

These yummy meatballs can be served as an appetizer or as part of a meal served with your favorite pasta, rice or mashed potatoes.

Ingredients

• Meatballs:
• 2 lb. ground pork
• Kosher salt
• 2 t. chili flakes
• 2 t. fennel seeds
• 2 eggs
• ½ c. sour cream
• ⅔ c. tightly packed curly parsley leaves with stems, washed, dried and chopped
• 1 c. freshly grated Parmesan
• 1 c. Panko breadcrumbs, toasted
• ¼ - ½ c. olive oil
• BBQ Sauce:
• 8 oz. ketchup
• 1⁄2 c. water
• 1 c. brown sugar
• 1 small onion
• 1 T. butter
• 3 T. Worcestershire sauce
• 2 T. mustard
• 1⁄4 c. white vinegar

Steps

1. Meatballs:
2. Add meat to a large bowl; season with salt, to taste. Add remaining ingredients except for the breadcrumbs; mix until all ingredients are combined. Add in breadcrumbs last; mix to combine. Roll mixture into about 20 - 25 meatballs that are about 2" inches" in diameter.
3. Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. When oil is hot, it will begin to smoke lightly. Be careful not to burn it. Shut off the heat to avoid splattering; add meatballs in a single layer, spreading them somewhat apart so they brown instead of steam, giving them room to move them around. It may need to be done in batches, depending on the size of the skillet.