Friday Fixin's

Monday is our May Birthday celebration here in the office. That got me to thinking...what can I bring for a snack? So I went in search of a good recipe from an AgriMissouri member. I found Western's Bar-B-Qued Meatballs from Western's Smokehouse in Greentop, Mo.

Western's is a great family owned business in northeast Missouri. They offer custom processing as well as catering. If you're driving up Highway 63 to Iowa, you can't miss Western's. Stop in and say Hi.

Western's Bar-B-Qued Meatballs

3 lb. Western's Ground Beef
1 - 12 oz. can evaporated milk
2 eggs
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup cracker crumbs
1/2 tsp. garlic
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. chili powder

Sauce:
2 cups catsup
1.2 tsp. liquid smoke
1/4 cup onion
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp. garlic powder

Directions: To make meatballs, combine all ingredients (mixture will be soft) and shape into walnut-size balls. To make sauce, combine all ingredients and stir until sugar is dissolved. Place meatballs in 13" x 9" x 2" baking pan. Pour on the sauce. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Yields 80 meatballs.

The great thing about a recipe is that it's a road map, if I run out of time Sunday night, I may substitute one of our great Missouri BBQ sauces for the sauce. We'll see what happens. : )