MOINK Balls Recipe

By
Joshua Bousel
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Joshua Bousel
Joshua Bousel is a Serious Eats old-timer, having started sharing his passion for grilling and barbecue recipes on the site back in 2008. He continues to develop grilling and barbecue recipes on his own site, The Meatwave, out of his home base of Durham, North Carolina.
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Updated Aug. 29, 2018
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Recipe Facts

4.3

(3)

Active: 30 mins
Total: 60 mins
Serves: 8 servings

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds ground beef chuck, at least 20% fat

  • 3/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs

  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten

  • 2 teaspoons freshly minced garlic, about 2 cloves (optional)

  • 1/2 lb bacon, halved

  • 1/4 cup of your favorite barbecue rub, divided

  • 1 small chunk of medium smoking wood, such as oak or hickory

  • 1 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce

Directions

  1. Place ground beef, bread crumbs, eggs, and garlic in a large bowl. Using your hands, mix together until thoroughly combined.

  2. Roll out meat mixture into balls 1 inch in diameter. Wrap half a slice of bacon around each meatball and secure with a toothpick. Season meatballs generously with barbecue rub.

  3. Light one chimney full of charcoal. When all the charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, pour out and arrange the coals on one side of the charcoal grate. Place wood chunk directly on coals. Set cooking grate in place, cover grill and allow to preheat for 5 minutes. Clean and oil the grilling grate. Place meatballs on cool side of grill, cover, and cook until cooked through and bacon has browned, about 20 minutes. Brush meatballs with barbecue sauce, cover grill, and continue to cook until sauce has set, about 5 minutes. Remove from grill, let rest for 5 minutes, then serve.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
276 Calories
13g Fat
24g Carbs
15g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8
Amount per serving
Calories 276
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13g 17%
Saturated Fat 4g 21%
Cholesterol 60mg 20%
Sodium 981mg 43%
Total Carbohydrate 24g 9%
Dietary Fiber 1g 3%
Total Sugars 14g
Protein 15g
Vitamin C 0mg 2%
Calcium 43mg 3%
Iron 1mg 8%
Potassium 305mg 6%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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