Bacon Wrapped Strawlapeno BBQ Smoked Meatballs

Name: Bacon Wrapped Strawlapeno BBQ Smoked Meatballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Lane’s Spellbound Rub; Lane’s Lil Spicy BBQ Sauce; 1/2 yellow onion; 1 1/2 lb ground beef 85/15; Bacon thin slice; 1 egg; 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs; Toothpicks; Three B’s Strawberry Jalapeno Jam; Wishams Cranberry Pepper Jelly; Wishams Fire Pepper Jelly

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Bacon Wrapped Strawlapeno BBQ Smoked Meatballs

Grill

Set up grill/smoker - on grill place chunks/coals on one side - heat to around 275-300

Mix

In a bowl add ground beef, diced onions, egg, panko breadcrumbs, and 2 tbsp Lane’s Spellbound Rub

Assemble

Make meatballs about 2 inches in diameter or to the size you like and wrap them with a piece of bacon. Season with Spellbound.

Cook

Place meatballs on indirect heat. Cook for about 30-45 minutes or until internal temp reaches 150 degrees.

Pull meatballs and place in a foil pan. glaze(see below) and place back on indirect heat for 10 to 15 minutes. Ending internal temperature should be 155

Glaze

In a small pot heat 4.5 oz Wishams Strawlapeno jelly and 8 oz Lane’s Lil Spicy until all one consistency.

ENJOY!

Bacon Wrapped Strawlapeno BBQ Smoked Meatballs

Rated 4.4 stars by 7 users

Cuisine

American

Author

Lane’s

Servings

4

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Calories

290

Meatballs are a standard party food. They are pretty easy and tasteful. But this recipe has taken a standard affair and carried it to the next level. Well, carried it up several levels to be honest. These are super flavorful and the glaze gives them a nice kick. Worth a try!

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Ingredients

Lane’s Spellbound Rub
Lane’s Lil Spicy BBQ Sauce
1/2 yellow onion
1 1/2 lb ground beef 85/15
Bacon thin slice
1 egg
1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
Toothpicks

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Directions

Setup grill/smoker - on grill place chunks/coals on one side - heat to around 275-300
In a bowl add ground beef, diced onions, egg, panko breadcrumbs, and 2 tbsp Lane’s Spellbound Rub
Mix all together and make meatballs about 2 inches diameter or to the size you like.
Wrap each meatball with bacon using a toothpick to keep together.
Season bacon wrapped meatballs with Lane’s Spellbound rub
Optional place a handful of cherry chips over chunks/coals when you are ready to place meatballs on.
Place meatballs on the side of the grill without the coals for indirect firing. If using a ceramic just place the meatballs on grate.
Cook for about 30-45 minutes or until internal temp reaches 150
While meatballs are cooking - In a small pot heat 4.5 oz Wishams Strawlapeno jelly and 8 oz Lane’s Lil Spicy until all one consistency.
Pull meatballs and place in a foil pan or steamer pan and pour over sauce mixture And place back on for 10 to 15 minutes. Ending internal temperature should be 155

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Recipe Note

Pro Tip:

Crock-Pot - I would consider chopping up the bacon and mixing it in with the Meatball or removing the bacon altogether.

1 comment

Neil Holmes

removing the bacon kinda misses the point, don’t ya think? and bacon on the outside gets cooked just right.

September 21, 2021 at 4:58 pm

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