Sweet-and-sour BBQ Meatballs

Serves 8 adults

 

Ingredients for the Sweet-and-Sour sauce:

8 oz can of tomato sauce 

8 oz water

1 cup Brown sugar 

1/2 cup white vinegar

1/2 cup BBQ Sauce

2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

2 tsp prepared yellow mustard

Combine sauce ingredients and blend thoroughly. Let simmer on LOW while making the meatballs

Ingredients for Meatballs:

2 pounds lean ground beef

1 cup quick oats

2 Eggs, Slightly beaten

2/3 cup  Onion finely chopped

1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt

 One pinch of black pepper

 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

2/3 c. Milk, or prepared powdered milk

Combine all ingredients with clean washed or gloves hands.

Form into balls about 1 inch to 1 and 1/2 inches in diameter. Place in a casserole dish in a single layer. Use a stainless steel industrial pan, OR cut the recipe in half for a 9x13 inch pan. 

Cover with sauce. Bake 375 degrees for 30-40 minutes. 

When I make this recipe, i make a large batch of meatballs w/o the sauce and bake them for 30 min at 350 degrees.  I heat as many as I want to use day of in the crock pot with the sauce.  I freeze the rest for future use.  Because they have no sauce I can use with any sauce I want to put on them: Spaghetti sauce, mushroom sauce, beef gravy, etc.