Smith's Barbecued Meatballs

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 cup italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 1/3 cups ketchup
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 4 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• tabasco sauce

Recipe

• 1 for the meatballs, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 mix the ground beef, bread crumbs, eggs, and garlic salt, and knead together in a mixing bowl.
• 3 shape into about 40 small meatballs.
• 4 place them on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 5 bake for 20 minutes until browned.
• 6 while the meatballs are baking, prepare the sauce.
• 7 for the sauce, mix together the ketchup, sugar, worcestershire, vinegar, chili powder, and tabasco to taste in a large saucepan.
• 8 add the browned meatballs to the sauce.
• 9 cover and simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes.
• 10 check occasionally to prevent scorching.
• 11 serve hot with your favorite potato dish.