Description

These meatballs will be the best that you have ever made. It's an awesome recipe that will get you 5 star rave reviews. Serve them as appetizers or perhaps with pasta. You may even want to skip the meatballs and make meatloaf, eventually!

Ingredients

• Meatballs:
• 1 lb. lean ground beef
• 1 lb. ground pork
• 1/2 c. from 1 sleeve, finely crushed Ritz Cracker crumbs or plain bread crumbs
• 1/2 c. finely chopped onion
• 1/2 t. salt
• lots of freshly ground black pepper
• 1 egg
• 2 T. olive oil, to brown the meatballs
• Bourbon Sauce:
• 1 jar apricot preserves, about 1 c.
• 1/4 c. brown sugar
• 2 T. hot or mild chili sauce
• 1/2 c. bourbon
• 1/2 c. BBQ sauce
• 1 T. molasses
• 1/4 c. water

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Place the meatball ingredients, except for the olive oil, in a large mixing bowl, breaking up the meat while placing it in; mix, using the tips of your fingers to gently combine everything without compacting the meat. DO NOT over mix! Form into small, 1 inch meatballs using a small scoop like to make them even and uniform.
3. Heat 2 T. olive oil in a large skillet; brown meatballs, working in batches; transfer to a baking sheet.