Smoked BBQ Meatballs

[Swashbuckler BBQ]

I could have posted this in either Beef or Pork, but I decided to go with Beef this time.

Wanted to try something quick and new this weekend, so read a bit up on a recipe for BBQ Meatballs. Bought the ingredients yesterday, some rolls, and got to smokin' today!

Ran on the WSM 22 for 1.5 hours at ~240 with a chunk of Hickory and Cherry.

Ingredients:
1lb Ground Beef
1lb Ground Pork
1/2lb Bacon
Red Bell Pepper, Garlic, Onion
Plowboys YardBird Rub
FireBug BBQ Sauce
2 eggs
Breadcrumbs

Mixed up all the ingredients and then let them sit in the fridge for about 4 hours. Seasoned them up with a bit more rub prior to throwing them on the WSM.

Very quick smoke, which was the ultimate goal. I intended to smoke them at 225, but the WSM wanted to run at 240, so I chose not to fight it.

Here's the end result:

They're definitely unique. Not too often you think to have BBQ Sauce with a Meatball Sub, but it works really well! I'm sure it'd be great skipping the BBQ Sauce and instead throwing in some marinara as well!

 

[smokerjim]

looks good, they are some big meatballs

 

[Swashbuckler BBQ]

looks good, they are some big meatballs

Thanks!

And yeah, I did make them a little bigger than I anticipated. It doesn't help that the rolls are not normal size, so it's making them look even bigger than they truly are lol.

 

[Sowsage]

Those look great! I'm thinking if you have any leftover maybe do a take on BBQ spaghetti and meatballs!

 

[sandyut]

those look great! love meatballs!

 

[BuckeyeSteve]

If they taste as good as they look, you hit a home run!

 

[Jabiru]

Yum. Bookmarked your Recipe Swashbuckler BBQ , will try this one day for sure .

I reckon they would go great with Spaghetti.

 

[SmokinVOLfan]

I do this with leftover meatballs too. Those subs look damn good. Nice!