Meatballs Recipe

Ingredients:

Meatballs:

• 2 slices white bread 
• 3/4 pound ground beef 
• 1/4 pound ground pork 
• 1/3 cup buttermilk 
• 2 Tbls fresh parsley (minced)
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (grated)
• 1 minced clove garlic
• 1 large egg yolk 
• Salt and Pepper 

Sauce:

• 2 cups ketchup
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 Tbls Worcestershire sauce
• 1 Tbls Dijon mustard
• Tabasco sauce
• 2 cloves garlic , minced
• Salt

Preparation:

Meatballs: (Skip this step if you are using prepared frozen meatballs)

1. Tear off crust from pieces of bread, then shred the bread into small pieces.
2. Using a fork, combine the buttermilk and bread pieces in a large bowl, it should look like paste
3. Add the Pork, Beef, Parsley, Egg yolk, Parmesan, Garlic, 3/4 tsp salt, and 1/8 tsp pepper to the bread paste.
4. Combine everything until it is mixed thouroughly
5. Take pieces of the mixture and form into 1-inch balls.
6. Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 450 degrees.
7. Place about 3 or 4 sheets of paper towels on a plate
8. Place the meatballs on a rimmed baking pan and bake until cooked through, about 20 minutes.
9. Transfer the meatballs on the plate with paper towels to drain

Sauce:

1. Add the brown sugar, ketchup, vinegar, mustard, water, Worcestershire Sauce and garlic in a large pot.
2. Heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
3. Add the meatballs to the sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Season with Salt and Tabasco to taste.
5. Transfer to a bowl and serve immediately or keep warm in a crockpot for up to 4 hours.