This is another favorite meal around our house: meatballs smothered in a delicious sweet and smoky barbecue sauce. Although it's not super time-consuming, it's not the quickest meal, either, but it's worth it! It probably takes about 30ish minutes to prepare, and then about an hour to bake.
Here's what you need to get started:
Meatballs:
1 13-oz can evaporated milk
2 C dry oatmeal
1 C chopped onion (I use frozen because it's so much faster!)
2 eggs
2-2.5 lbs ground beef
2 t salt
2 t chili powder
1/2 t garlic powder
1/2 t pepper
Sauce:
2 C ketchup
2 T liquid smoke (this stuff really *makes* the sauce!)
2 C brown sugar
1/2 t garlic powder
1/2 C chopped onion
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Combine all of the meatball ingredients. Shape mixture into balls--this is the time-consuming part. I suppose you could make this like a meatloaf and it would be really quick, but I think using meatballs helps get the sauce into every bite. Place the meatballs in a single layer in a 9 x 13 baking dish.
As you can see in the picture, mine aren't actually all in a single layer. I could have put the extras in a smaller baking dish by themselves, but I didn't feel like dirtying up another pan, so I just stacked a few. It works out fine, you just have to increase your cooking time.
In a separate bowl, combine all of the sauce ingredients.
Pour the sauce over the meatballs, making sure to cover them all completely.
Bake for about 1 hour. They'll come out of the oven all bubbly and delicious looking.
I like to serve them with potatoes and a salad for a hearty and delicious meal.
Enjoy!
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