Bbq Meatball Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3/4 lb ground beef
• 3/4 lb ground lamb
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 3 tablespoons your favorite barbecue rub
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups carrots, cut into chunks
• 1 1/2 cups celery, chopped
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can cut green beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can corn
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 6 garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 quarts beef broth
• 3 tablespoons your favorite barbecue rub
• 1 cup barbecue sauce

Recipe

• 1 combine the ground beef, gound lamb, oatmeal, 3 tbl bbq rub, and eggs.
• 2 form into meatballs, i use a ice cream scoop then cut the scooped meat into fourths and roll them into balls. (a melon scoop would be perfect.) place on a baking sheet.
• 3 after all the meatballs are formed bake in a 350 deg oven for 15 minute (larger balls need to cook longer.).
• 4 in a large pot, heat olive oil, saute whole garlic cloves.
• 5 mash garlic when soft into oil.
• 6 add carrots and celery, cook for 5 minutes, stirring to keep form burning.
• 7 add onion, cook till onion is clear, stirring to keep from burning.
• 8 add green beans, corn, tomato, potatoes, beef broth, 3 tablespoons bbq rub and bbq sauce.
• 9 bring to a boil, simmer for 20-30 minutes, till carrots are tender done.