Author Notes
Meatballs are more than just a garnish for a huge plate of spaghetti. They make an awesome sandwich, a great topping for pizza, a decadent soup, and AMAZING appetizers like the recipe I'll share with you today.
Fall is in the air and with the crisp breeze and colorful leaves comes the start of FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL season! What a great appetizer for any game! I mean, footBALL, meatBALL, they were just created to form a beautiful partnership! They're hearty enough to feed the menfolk and a basic recipe provides enough to feed the masses.
I decided to take a bit of a "Clean-out the fridge" approach, as you can do with meatballs. They allow themselves to successfully take on most any ingredient you can thow in the bowl! After taking inventory, and locating a brilliant bit of Shropshire Bleu cheese hiding in my cheese drawer, I decided on Buffalo Bleu Balls...a little spicy, a little saucy and a little sassy. —ChefBirdsong
Ingredients
- Buffalo Blue Balls
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3.5 pounds
Ground Beef
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1 packet
Onion Soup Mix
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1 cup
Rye Bread Crumbs
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1/2 cup
Crumbled Bleu Cheese
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1/4 cup
Chopped Onion
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1/4 cup
Chopped red apple
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2
eggs
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1/2 cup
Franks Red Hot, divided
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1 tablespoon
Worchestershire
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2 tablespoons
minced garlic
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3 dashes
Liquid Smoke
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1 teaspoon
pepper
- Red Mud Sauce
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1/2 cup
melted butter
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1/4 cup
cider vinegar
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1/2 cup
honey
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1 /2 teaspoons
crushed red pepper
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1/4 tablespoon
garlic
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1/2 teaspoon
cumin
Directions
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Mix ground beef with remainder of ingredients for the meatballs. Blend well, but do not overwork the mixture of meatballs will be tough.
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Use a cookie scoop to place meatballs on greased cookie sheet.
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Bake meatballs at 350 for about 15-20 minutes or until the cetner is no longer pink.
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Mix all ingredients for the Red Mud Sauce in a small pan and bring to a light boil. Reduce heat and simmer until sauce has thickened.
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Let sauce cool and serve with the Bleu Balls.
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