Discussion Thread -> "Meatball!" Throwdown (Entries and Quality ON TOPIC *CLEAN* Discussion Only)

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Our new TD category is..."Meatball!"

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This was N8man's winning entry in the 2012 "The Almighty Meatball" Throwdown

CATEGORY DESCRIPTION - READ BEFORE ENTERING

Oldyote said:
MEATBALL!!
Enough Said.


You may submit entries that are cooked from Friday 6/12 through the entry submission deadline of 12 p.m. Central US Time on Monday 6/22/15.

Entry pictures must be submitted by 12 p.m. Central US Time on Monday 6/22/15

The ENTRY and VOTE threads will follow Q-Talk rules, meaning QUALITY ON-TOPIC discussion of the category or entries only, please. Discussion is encouraged to take place in the DISCUSSION THREAD, but if you want a recipe, or are looking for details or have QUALITY ON-TOPIC comments to make about an entry or the category you can make them in the ENTRY or VOTE thread. Non-quality posts that are made here will be deleted and the offending member will be asked why they couldn't just post in the DISCUSSION thread instead, and in extreme cases or repeat offenders, disciplinary action WILL happen.
 
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Okie dokie.........My entree into the meatball throwdown please.

The main players are the meatball ingredients;
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And some left over mac and cheese that I formed into balls;
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Wrapped the mac n cheese in the meatball mix and wrapped in bacon;

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wrap that in bacon;
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Repeat;
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Onto the grill in the grill basket till done;
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Plated with all the sides;
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A couple of close ups;
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Please use the following as my entry pic please;
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A real fun cook, and absolutely delicious!

See the full cook thread here; http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=212446

Thanks for looking all!

KC
 
I'm sure we'll have the usual 3-4 weekend entry's, but I'm still a bit surprised. The last "meatball" TD had 19 entry's, so I really expected to see a bunch.

KC
 
I think it is a great category and I'd love to cook something for it. I was out of town all last weekend, though and now Sunday is the only day I have available, so not sure I'll be able to swing it...
 
Please accept this as my entry to the Meatball Throwdown!

Mixed up some ground chuck and uncased bratwurst to make some burgers. Took the leftover mix and mate a few meatballs for appetizers. Formed the balls then rolled them in some Sucklebusters Hog Waller then threw them on the Kettle 'til they were done.

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Please use the shot below as my polling pic!

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****Please accept this as my OFFICIAL entry to the Meatball Throwdown****

Cook Thread:
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=212833

A local German restaurant makes these amazing meatballs. I was lucky enough to have them give me a basic idea on how they are made and now they have become a home favorite as well.

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After the rest I started making meatballs. I used another pack of cream cheese to fill the center of the balls.

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I then rolled the balls in corn meal to give them a nice crunchy coating.

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I then put the german style meatballs into the fridge to set up. While that was happening I started the fire in my WSM.

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Let the embers get good and red.
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Then on to the cooker they went.

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WSM was holding well around 200-220

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While they were cooking I decided to make a mustard beer cheese sauce.
The main players:
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Put some duck fat and lard into my sauce pan and made a roux, then added in some beer, then some stone ground german mustard, some thyme, garlic and onion powder, horse radish, and let all that get happy for a bit and let the roux darken a touch. Then dropped in the chesse. added some half and half to get it to the consistency I was looking for.

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Checked the meatballs and they were all ready for a flip.
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Looking good and cooked.
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Then plated it with some Crab Mac and cheese.
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Please use this as my official polling picture:
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