97% would make again
Barbecue Onion Meatballs
featured in Party Meatballs 4 Ways
These meatballs are smokin' hot and bursting with flavor! With a tangy barbecue sauce and sweet caramelized onions, they're the perfect appetizer for your next backyard bash. Serve them up on a platter and watch them disappear faster than a plate of hot wings.
Tasty Team
May 05, 2023
Inspired by youtube.com
Ingredients
for 40 meatballs
Meatballs
- 1 lb ground beef (455 g)
- 1 lb ground pork (455 g)
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs (50 g)
- ½ cup onion (75 g), finely minced
- ¼ cup fresh parsley (10 g), finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 eggs
- kosher salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
Barbecue Onion Sauce
- ½ cup onion (75 g), finely minced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar (120 mL)
- 1 cup ketchup (240 g)
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
- ½ cup honey (170 g)
- ¼ cup brown sugar (55 g)
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- ½ cup fried onion (35 g), to serve
Nutrition Info
- Calories 116
- Fat 5g
- Carbs 9g
- Fiber 0g
- Sugar 6g
- Protein 7g
Estimated values based on one serving size.
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C).
- In a medium-size bowl mix together the beef, pork, bread crumbs, onion, parsley, garlic, eggs, salt, and pepper until just combined.
- Take a walnut size of the meat mixture and roll into a ball. Repeat with remaining meat and transfer to an oiled rack on a sheet tray.
- Bake meatballs for 15 minutes, until golden brown. Set aside.
- Add oil to a pan on medium-high heat, and cook onions and garlic until they are deeply caramelized.
- Add in the cider vinegar, ketchup, tomato paste, mustard, Worcestershire, honey, brown sugar, stir, and bring to a simmer. About 5 minutes.
- Add salt and pepper to taste (optional).
- Add the cooked meatballs and coat them with the sauce.
- Sprinkle with the fried onions, poke with toothpicks, and serve!
- Enjoy!
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