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Comfort Meatballs

Comfort Meatballs
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Comfort Meatballs – These delicious meatballs are sweet and savory. Perfect for a potluck, or for game-day, this recipe can be prepared in under an hour. These meatballs stay perfectly tender on the inside and crisp on the outside.

Ingredients

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Meatballs

  • 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
  • 3/4 cup quick oats
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3 tablespoons very finely minced onion
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • Plenty of ground black pepper
  • 4 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

Sauce

  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 4 to 6 tablespoons minced onion
  • 3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • Dash of hot sauce, such as Tabasco

Instructions

  1. For the meatballs: In bowl, combine the ground beef and oats. Pour in the milk, and then add the onions, salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Roll the mixture into tablespoon-size balls and refrigerate them for 30 to 45 minutes to firm.
  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  3. Heat the canola oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Dredge the meatballs in the flour, and then brown the meatballs in batches until light brown. As they brown, place them into a rectangular baking dish.
  4. For the sauce: Stir together the ketchup, onions, vinegar, sugar, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce. Drizzle the sauce evenly on the meatballs.
  5. Bake until bubbly and hot, about 45 minutes.

Notes

Meatball Tips

  • Keep Things Cold – You want to keep the fat from melting and breaking down before you cook the meatballs, so keep your meat and ingredients as cold as possible. Make the mixture in a chilled bowl, and if you are adding precooked ingredients like onions, let them cool down completely before adding them in.
  • Be Gentle – If meatballs are packed too tightly and compactly, they’ll turn out tough, rubbery, and chewy. Oil your hands so that the mixture won’t stick to them and gently and quickly form the meatballs.

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