Grandpa's Barbecue Meatballs

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 lbs ground beef
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1 cup cracker crumb
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup onion (chopped)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 cups ketchup
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke (to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 cup onion (chopped)

Recipe

• 1 to make meatballs, combine meatball ingredients. mixture will be soft.
• 2 wet hands and shape into walnut-sized balls or larger if desired.
• 3 to make sauce, combine all ingredients and stir until sugar is dissolved.
• 4 place meatballs in a 13 x 9x 2 inch pan.
• 5 pour sauce over each meatball.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour for small meatballs, or l hour 15 minutes or longer for large ones until thoroughly cooked inside.
• 7 yield: 80 small or 25 large meatballs. these meatballs can be frozen before cooking on waxed paper-lined cookie sheets and then stored in plastic freezer bags in the freezer, or they may be baked and then frozen as desired.