Grilled Sweet and Spicy Meatballs
Ingredients
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Meatballs:
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1 pound
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lean ground beef
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2 tablespoon
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olive oil
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1 teaspoon
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salt
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2 tablespoons
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finely chopped parsley
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1/2 teaspoon
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oregano
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1 teaspoon
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ground pepper
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1
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egg
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1/3 cup
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water
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1 cup
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Italian bread crumbs
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Sauce:
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1 cup
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chili sauce
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1 small
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jar jelly
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Cooking Instructions
Sauce:
Combine jelly and chili sauce in a saucepan and simmer stirring occasionally. Let sauce cool.
Meatballs:
Fully cook and drain the ground beef. Set aside.
Combine all ingredients except the ground beef in a mixing bowl and stir until consistency is even.
Add fully cooked ground beef to the mixture and using hands mix until ingredients are combined.
Preheat your grill to a medium-high setting.
Open basket and spray with a non-stick cooking spray. Form meatballs from mixture and load each into a compartment on the basket. Close the basket.
Place basket on grill. Baste meatballs thoroughly with cooked sauce. Close grill top and cook for 7 to 8 minutes, basting as necessary. Open grill top and turn basket. Baste and continue to cook for another 7 to 8 minutes.
Remove basket from grill. USE CAUTION opening basket lid as surface may be hot. Remove meatballs and serve with toothpicks, over rice or in a submarine roll.
Equipment List