Bang bang bacon balls

[Loonysup]

We had a Mardi Gras pot luck at the office today so I figured it was a good excuse to cook something up on my new kettle.   Fired up the grill at 7 am this morning.   These took about an hour and change to cook over indirect med-high heat.   The bang bang sauce consists of brown sugar, honey, Thai chili sauce and sriracha.   Only had one complaint that they were too spicy (but this person complains about everything). 












David

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[Josh G]

Those look fantastic.  Love the last picture!

[weldboy]

Great lookin cook


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[TheDude]

Those look intriguing. What's inside? @Loonysup

[tb80]

Looks great. Recipe?


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[Loonysup]

These suckers went quick.  I'm making them again Saturday to take to a card game.

I picked up a big bag of frozen meatballs from Sam's.  For reference, I only used half the bag for the amount pictured above.    I used two packages of bacon to wrap the meatballs using either a third or half a strip each.


For the glaze:
1 cup brown sugar
4 tbsp honey
1/2 cup sweet hot chili sauce (Thai)
4tbsp sriracha (this will give you some good heat, if you want less reduce)
Couple dashes of cayenne pepper



David

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[TheDude]

Thanks man. Added to the list.

[Bustin Butt]

That's unbelievable! Gotta add that to my recipe book!


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[MikeRocksTheRed]

This looks awesome.  I'm a sucker for spicy!

[Loonysup]

This looks awesome.  I'm a sucker for spicy!

I would go with the recipe above and add one tbsp of sriracha at a time until you hit your desired level.   

I use my 10 year old son as my heat guide.   With the four tablespoons of sriracha, he liked them but I could tell I was at the upper limit of spicy for him.   


David

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[Thomas Andrews]

I take it you defrosted the meatballs first?

[Loonysup]

I take it you defrosted the meatballs first?

I actually wrapped the meatballs with the bacon while they were frozen the day before.   This made it hard to push the toothpicks in.   I then let them sit in the fridge overnight so they were pretty well thawed when they hit the grill.  Next time I'll put the meatballs in the fridge the day before I wrap them. 


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[brewtownbeatdown]

Nice balls!!!


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[Loonysup]

I made the bacon balls again last night for a party.   I changed them up by using the real thick cut bacon (I buy it at Sam's-can't remember the brand).  I also cut the sriracha just a bit although I personally liked them spicier.   They were definitely the hit of the party.   







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[MrHoss]

Great bloody picture:



Looks mighty tasty.