Auntie L's Smoky Beefy Meatballs
Meatballs, anyone? You need my Auntie L's Smoky Beefy Meatballs recipe.
Auntie L's Smoky Beefy Meatballs are sure to warm and satisfy your family's stomachs this Fall.
My Aunt Leah makes THE best meatballs in the whole entire world.
The main ingredient is the beef, of course. I only use beef I raised myself on our farm.
We fed out a steer all summer. We recently got this meat back and now our freezer is full of meat for the cold winter months.
Auntie L's smoky beefy meat balls is the first recipe I've made using this year's fresh beef.
Not only are they full of beefy flavor, but Auntie L. adds in a secret ingredient. This secret ingredient in the sauce is the key to the smoky flavor we all love in the Fall.
There's nothing better than a little liquid smoke added in for a smoky flavor. It smells just as good as it tastes.
Here is the recipe for Auntie L's smoky beefy meatballs. It is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
Ingredients:
2 Eggs
1 Cup Milk
3 lbs Ground Beef
2 Cups Oatmeal
1 tsp. Onion Powder
2 tsp. Salt
½ tsp. Pepper
2 tsp. Chili Powder
½ tsp. Garlic Powder
Sauce:
2 Cups Ketchup
1 Cup Brown Sugar
2 tsp. Liquid Smoke
½ tsp. Garlic Salt
1 Cup Water
Roll the beef mix into medium size balls and soak into the sauce. Then, place the meat balls in a lightly greased clear baking dish. Pour the rest of the sauce evenly over the meat balls.
Bake @ 350 degrees for 1 Hour. The meatballs should be thoroughly cooked and the sauce bubbling.
More farm fresh ingredients in this recipe:
As I mentioned before, I raised the ground beef from a calf on our farm. But, the beef is not the only farm fresh ingredient found in this recipe.
The ketchup is homemade. I made and canned the ketchup earlier this summer from tomatoes I grew in my garden. I used Mrs. Wage's packets for seasonings and canned several pints and half pints of the ketchup.
The ketchup tastes super delicious, especially in recipes like these meatballs.
I hope you enjoy my Auntie L's smoky beefy meatballs as much as I do.
Every time I eat them, I enjoy a little taste of home. I hope you do as well.
~ Much Love ~
Sounds delish. 🙂
They really are. Let me know if you try it!
Yumm! They look amazing!
Thanks! They really are. So easy to make and everyone loves them. That is a win win for me!
Yumm! They look amazing!
They are much better than one wouldve expected!
They are so delicious!
We like to use oatmeal in our meatloaf, too. My husband read about it in Cook's Illustrated and the claim was that it imitated the ground meat blends that used to be used in meatloaf.
Interesting. That does make sense, though. It tastes a lot like meat loaf, but these little meat balls are easy to keep for left overs or to throw in with spaghetti or something. I'm glad to meet someone who shares my love for oatmeal in meat dishes. 🙂
Ooooo I love liquid smoke and those look delish!
Hey, Sara! You would love these meat balls. They carry the smoke flavor so well. Let me know if you make them and how you like them. 🙂
Sounds delicious! ñam ñam
Thank you! They are nammy!! 🙂
Thank you! They are nammy!! 🙂
Sounds delicious! ñam ñam
I have never heard of oatmeal in meatballs! How interesting, and definitely worth a try. Thank you for sharing!
You've been missing out, Emily! If you like oatmeal, you'll love it in meatballs! Let me know if you like the recipe.
You've been missing out, Emily! If you like oatmeal, you'll love it in meatballs! Let me know if you like the recipe.
Pinned! These definitely look like cold weather comfort food!
Absolutely. Thanks for the pin. Let me know if you try the recipe. I hope you love them.
Absolutely. Thanks for the pin. Let me know if you try the recipe. I hope you love them.
Wow! I never heard of putting oatmeal in meatballs before I bet it tastes great!
Kim, I bet you would love it! Let me know if you try it!
With all the processed food out there, this would be the best time to make your own meatballs!
This is a great recipe to use to make your own. It makes several meals worth, too (at least for my family of three). So, they can be frozen and used for later meals as well. 🙂