Smokey Lew
Head Chef
You ever get an idea in your head that you can't shake then you realize you probably shouldn't have gone down that path? Well here's my post on Meatball Madness!
We're having a party this Saturday and I thought it would be cool to make spicy cocktail meatballs as an appetizer. Our guest list is about 30 friends and family and the meatball recipe I have serves 8. That's with 1 lb. of beef mixed with 1 lb. of pork plus all the seasonings, etc. With some quick calculation I ended up grinding 4 lbs. of chuck roast and 4 lbs. of pork shoulder, bla, bla, bla.
Anyway, the madness part is that I have to hand mix the meat mixture and roll out who knows how many 1 inch balls before I can grill and sauce them. I started on them yesterday and then stayed up late last night getting the little _ _ _ _ ers rolled out and grilled. My plan was to get them out of the way early so all I have to do is sauce them on Saturday. Man, I got a lot of balls!
Ready, set . . . GO!
Cooked indirect first to firm up my balls before moving over to direct side for crisping.
Crispy balls
Finished tray from last night and one vacuum sealed bag from yesterday.
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We're having a party this Saturday and I thought it would be cool to make spicy cocktail meatballs as an appetizer. Our guest list is about 30 friends and family and the meatball recipe I have serves 8. That's with 1 lb. of beef mixed with 1 lb. of pork plus all the seasonings, etc. With some quick calculation I ended up grinding 4 lbs. of chuck roast and 4 lbs. of pork shoulder, bla, bla, bla.
Anyway, the madness part is that I have to hand mix the meat mixture and roll out who knows how many 1 inch balls before I can grill and sauce them. I started on them yesterday and then stayed up late last night getting the little _ _ _ _ ers rolled out and grilled. My plan was to get them out of the way early so all I have to do is sauce them on Saturday. Man, I got a lot of balls!
Ready, set . . . GO!
Cooked indirect first to firm up my balls before moving over to direct side for crisping.
Crispy balls
Finished tray from last night and one vacuum sealed bag from yesterday.
Uploaded with ImageShack.us