Perfect Pork Meatballs

Name: Perfect Pork Meatballs
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/2 lbs Pork Shoulder; 1/2 lb Bacon; 10 Sweet Cherry Peppers; 1/4 cup Hot Chili Pepper Juice; 1 lb bread (the drier, the better); 4 eggs; 4 tbsp Cattleman’s Grill Tri-Tip Seasoning

By Tom Jackson
Feb 13, 2013

Recipe Items

These made from scratch pork meatballs are a backyard favorite.

Perfect Pork Meatballs

Ingredients

2 1/2 lbs Pork Shoulder
1/2 lb Bacon
10 Sweet Cherry Peppers
1/4 cup Hot Chili Pepper Juice
1 lb bread (the drier, the better)
4 eggs
4 tbsp Cattleman's Grill Tri-Tip Seasoning

Instructions

Using a good boning knife, cube up 2 1/2 pounds of pork shoulder. Place in a large mixing bowl. Cut up 1/2 pound of bacon, place in bowl with pork shoulder. Combine the cherry peppers, chili pepper juice, eggs, bread, and Cattleman's Grill Tri-Tip Seasoning into the bowl. Mix well.

A handful at a time, put the mixture through a meat grinder.

Once the mixture is fully ground, roll out the meatballs and place them in a buttered foil pan.

Preheat your Yoder Smokers YS640 (or other grill) to 400°F. Cook the meatballs for 15 - 20 minutes or until the internal temperature is 170°F (use the Maverick PT-75 thermometer for fast and accurate temperature readings). Serve and enjoy!