Westerns BBQ Meatballs

We all love and miss the old Westerns meat store. We used their catering for many celebrations over the years! A friend brought these meatballs to our house one evening and gave me the recipe. They are sooooo good! We often serve them with mashed potatoes. You could also make them smaller and serve as an appetizer.  (this makes a large batch so you can adjust ingredient amounts if you like) 


Westerns BBQ Meatballs

3 lb. Ground Beef

1 - 12 oz. can evaporated milk or 1 1/2 cups milk

2 eggs 

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 cup oatmeal

1 cup cracker crumbs

1/2 tsp. garlic

1/2 tsp. pepper

2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. chili powder

Sauce:

2 cups ketchup

1.2 tsp. liquid smoke

1/4 cup onion

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 tsp. garlic powder 

Directions: 

To make meatballs, combine all ingredients (mixture will be soft) and shape into walnut-size balls. 

To make sauce, combine all ingredients and stir until sugar is dissolved. 

Place meatballs in 13" x 9" x 2" baking pan. Pour on the sauce. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. 

Yields 80 meatballs.