Mommy's favorite meatballs. I growing up eating only this kind of homemade meatballs. Ideally using pastured pork or beef if you prefer. Mom never browned them first if she was using in her spaghetti sauce.

Amish - Mennonite Barbecue Meatballs Simple Meatloaf style meatballs smothered in a sweet and tangy, barbecue sauce. These Amish Barbecue Meatballs are my absolute favorite recipe that uses ground beef. These meatballs are simple to make and taste similar to meatloaf, but in meatball form and smothered in a tangy barbecue sauce. You can cook Mommy's favorite meatballs using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Mommy's favorite meatballs

It's 1 lb of grounded pork.
It's 2 tsp of ginger, finely minced.
You need 2 of garlic cloves, finely minced.
Prepare 1 Tsp of fish sauce.
You need 1/2 tsp of salt or adjust to your taste.
Prepare 1 tsp of suger.
It's 1/4 cup of rice wine.
It's 3/4 cup of cold water.

Working in batches if necessary, sear meatballs on all sides to develop a crust. Return all the meatballs to the skillet. Meatballs will be tender, and sauce will be thickened. Place the meatballs in the saucepot and browned on all sides.

Mommy's favorite meatballs step by step

Mix all ingredients together by hands..
Shape the meatloaf into 16 balls. Place them in a baking pan..
Bake at 375F for 30 minutes or steam for 25 minutes..

Reduce the heat to low and add tomato sauce, water and bay leaf. Adjust the seasoning with more salt and pepper if desired. I served these with my Mom's Spaghetti Sauce recipe (just skip the meat part and make it marinara) and pasta. Form the mixture by hand into meatballs. Add garlic, eggs, cheese, parsley, salt and pepper.