Grands Meatball Pops Recipes

THE BEST MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Combine beef, veal, and pork in a large bowl. Add garlic, eggs, cheese, parsley, salt and pepper.
• Blend bread crumbs into meat mixture. Slowly add the water 1/2 cup at a time. The mixture should be very moist but still hold its shape if rolled into meatballs. (I usually use about 1 1/4 cups of water). Shape into meatballs.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Fry meatballs in batches. When the meatball is very brown and slightly crisp remove from the heat and drain on a paper towel. (If your mixture is too wet, cover the meatballs while they are cooking so that they hold their shape better.)

GRANDS!™ MEATBALL POPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper, or spray with cooking spray. Separate dough into 5 biscuits. Split each biscuit to make 10 rounds. Press out each biscuit half to form 3-inch round.
• Sprinkle each biscuit round with cheese to within 1/2 inch of edge. Top each with meatball. Bring up sides of dough over meatball; pinch edges to seal. Brush rounded tops and sides of dough with butter; coat with croutons. Place, seam side down, on cookie sheet.
• Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Place appetizer pick in each biscuit-wrapped meatball to form meatball pop. Serve with warm pasta sauce for dipping.

GARLIC MEATBALL PO'BOYS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground meats, chopped yellow onion, chopped garlic, green onions, egg, bread crumbs, Worcestershire, 1 teaspoon of the salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of the cayenne. Mix well with your hands and form into 16 meatballs. Insert a garlic clove in the center of each meatball and pinch the meat around it. Combine the flour and Creole seasoning in a shallow plate. Roll the meatballs evenly in the flour mixture, tapping off any excess. Reserve any remaining flour. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the meatballs and brown evenly, using a spoon to turn them. Remove the meatballs from the pan and set aside. With a wooden spoon, scrape the bottom of the pan to loosen any brown bits. Stir in the reserved seasoned flour. Stir constantly for 3 to 4 minutes to make a dark brown roux. Add the sliced onions and season with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne. Cook, stirring constantly, until the onions are slightly soft, about 2 minutes. Slowly pour in the beer and water and mix well. Bring to a boil and return the meatballs to the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, for about 1 hour, until the gravy is thick, turning and basting the meatballs with the pan gravy about every 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and skim off any fat that has risen to the surface. Add the parsley. Cut the loaf of bread lengthwise in half. Spread one half with the mustard and the other half with the mayonnaise. Arrange the provolone on the bottom half of the bread, overlapping the slices, then arrange the meatballs on top of the cheese. Spoon the gravy over the meatballs. Top with the remaining bread half, cut into 6 equal portions, and serve immediately.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.

GRANDMA'S MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix together the ground beef, bell pepper, rice, salt and pepper.
• Form 6 equally sized meat balls. They will seem large.
• Place in a 3-4qt pot.
• Cover completely with tomato juice.
• Bring to a boil, cover and reduce to simmer.
• Simmer for 1 hour.
• Serve with mashed potatoes and garlic bread sticks.
• Use the tomato juice as gravy. You may add more juice as this will reduce as it cooks.
• Enjoy!

GRANDS MEATBALL POPS

Steps:

• OPTIONAL -- appetizer picks or lollipop sticks.
• Heat oven to 375°F
• Line cookie sheet with parchment paper, or spray with No-Stick Cooking Spray.
• Separate dough into 5 biscuits, splitting each biscuit to make 10 rounds.
• Press out each biscuit half to form 3-inch round.
• Sprinkle each biscuit round with cheese to within 1/2 inch of edge.
• Top each with meatball. Bring up sides of dough over meatball; pinch edges to seal.
• Brush rounded tops and sides of dough with butter and coat with croutons.
• Place, seam side down, on cookie sheet.
• Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Place appetizer pick or lollipop stick in each biscuit-wrapped meatball to form meatball pop.
• Serve with warm pasta sauce for dipping.