These ground pork meatballs in a honey BBQ sauce are so delicious. They make a change from beef meatballs and the sauce smothering them is perfect. The meatballs are easy to make.
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You combine meat with egg, cheese, and seasonings and then add milk, breadcrumbs, garlic, and onion for the most succulent and wonderful meatballs you ever had.
While they are baking in the oven, you can work on making the sweet and fruity sauce, which is a combination of honey, BBQ sauce and grape jelly. Next, the sauce goes over the meatballs and then they bake a little more until the sauce is thick and the meatballs are cooked through.
These are wonderful served as an appetizer or you can enjoy them as a snack. What about making them for a pot luck meal or other kind of get-together. You can keep them warm in a warming pan or crockpot.
Why You’ll Love the Recipe:
These homemade meatballs served in a homemade sweet and fruity sauce make the most delicious appetizer. The recipe is easy to prepare and the flavor is wonderful.
How to Serve Them:
Enjoy these meatballs hot or warm, served in little appetizer size ramekins with toothpicks or little forks.
Can You Make Them Ahead?
Yes, you can make the meatballs in advance, keep them refrigerated and bake them later.
Ingredients:
- Ground pork
- Shredded parmesan
- Egg
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Fresh parsley
- Breadcrumbs
- Milk
- Onion
- Minced garlic cloves
- Honey
- BBQ sauce
- Grape jelly
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How to make Honey BBQ Meatballs:
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Mix the meat with the egg, parmesan, parsley, salt, and black pepper until just combined.
Mix the milk with the onion, garlic and breadcrumbs in another bowl.
Now, mix the meat mixture and milk mixture together, without over-working it.
Shape into meatballs and arrange in a greased 8-inch square baking pan.
Bake for 15 minutes or until the meatballs are crisp on the outside.
Mix the honey, BBQ sauce and grape jelly together in a bowl.
Pour the BBQ sauce mixture over the meatballs.
Use foil to cover the dish and bake for another 15 minutes.
When the meatballs are 165°F in the center, the dish is done.
Hot appetizer recipes are always well worth knowing, and this one pairs succulent homemade pork meatballs with a tangy, sweet sauce for a mouthwatering result.
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Honey BBQ Meatballs
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground pork
- ½ cup shredded parmesan
- 1 beaten egg
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- ½ cup fine dry breadcrumbs
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup finely chopped onion
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- ⅓ cup honey
- 1 cup BBQ sauce
- ⅓ cup grape jelly
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Mix the meat with the egg, parmesan, parsley, salt, and black pepper until just combined.
- Mix the milk with the onion, garlic and breadcrumbs in another bowl.
- Now, mix the meat mixture and milk mixture together, without over-working it.
- Shape into meatballs and arrange in a greased 8-inch square baking pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the meatballs are crisp on the outside.
- Mix the honey, BBQ sauce and grape jelly together in a bowl.
- Pour the BBQ sauce mixture over the meatballs.
- Use foil to cover the dish and bake for another 15 minutes.
- When the meatballs are 165°F in the center, the dish is done.
Storage Instructions:
Keep leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and eat within a few days.
Variations and Substitutions:
Use beef in place of the pork if you prefer, or swap the grape jelly for apricot jelly. Also, you can use any kind of BBQ sauce. A smoky variety would be really good here.
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