Name: Sweet barbeque meatballs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1 kg low fat ground beef; 1 large onion (finely chopped or grated); 1½ tsp salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 cup honey or brown sugar; 2 tsp Dijon mustard; ¼ cup ketchup; ¼ cup barbecue sauce; 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tsp cornstarch; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar, (optional); A bunch cilantro (dania) leaves or chives for garnish, (optional)

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These juicy, flavorful and easy sweet BBQ meatballs are a quick dinner fix on a weeknight and perfect paired with some creamy mashed potatoes or steamed rice. They’re cooked in a homemade sweet BBQ sauce made of honey, ketchup, BBQ sauce, Worcestershire sauce, dijon mustard and vinegar. You’ll love the sweet and savory combination of the sauce and vinegar if you happen to add it.

How to Make sweet BBQ Meatballs

These delicious sweet BBQ meatballs can be made with any type of meat but I used lean minced beef. A combination of minced beef and minced pork or minced chicken would also work well for this recipe. The meat mixture is seasoned with salt, pepper and onions so you’ll have a good kick of flavor with every bite. Grated onions helps with moisture as well as flavour.

More Beef Recipes:

Githeri Special (Maize, beans & beef) – Githeri is a traditional meal among the central people of Kenya. It’s commonly a mixture of maize and beans boiled together or separately then mixed. It can be eaten as is after seasoning with some salt though many people prefer making a stew or curry to enjoy as a complete meal. Adding beef to githeri makes it more special. Goes really well with steamed veggies on the side.

Pressure Cooked Beef Shanks (Osso Bucco) – These braised beef shanks are rich in flavor and can either be slow cooked or pressure cooked depending on how much time you have on hand. They were originally enjoyed by the Italians but have been loved by everyone who tastes them. Best served with some ugali or mashed potatoes or over some Stir Fried Vegetable Brown Rice.

Simple minced beef – Minced beef is so versatile in preparation just as rice or chicken. It also has simple recipes that one can use including this one or some technical ones like making burger patties for burgers or some meat balls or lasagna or shepherds pie: the list is endless. This simple minced beef recipe can be served with rice or pasta or even used in making some delicious samosas since it’s not soupy. (It’s a dry fry kinda dish 😉 )

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Preparation & cooking:

Preheat your oven to 180°C. Then prepare your ingredients.

Mix the ground beef, onion, sea salt and black pepper together till well combined.

Using a small cookie scoop equal to 1 tbsp, scoop out the meat mixture to make meatballs. Place into a baking dish.

In a small mixing bowl, mix together the honey or brown sugar, ketchup, barbeque sauce, Worcestershire sauce, dijon mustard, corn starch and vinegar if using till well combined.

Pour the sauce on top of the meatballs then bake for 35-40 minutes.

Garnish with either cilantro leaves or chives then serve with the side of your choice.