BBQ Venison Appetizer Meatballs
Meatballs:
2 pounds ground venison or venison Italian sausage
1 cup crushed garlic and herb seasoned croutons
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
4 tablespoons chopped onion
2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 t salt
Sauce
2 cups ketchup
½ cup medium salsa
½ cup brown sugar
1/3 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tabelspoons dark molasses
1/2 tablespoon dry mustard
Heat oven to 400 F; in large mixing bowl, combine meatball ingredients; shape mixture into meatballs about 11/2 inches in diameter; arrange meatballs in single layer in 13×9 baking dish; bake for 15-20 minutes, or until meatballs are firm and no longer pink, turning meatballs over once; Drain
In medium bowl, combine sauce ingredients. Pour over meatballs. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until bubbly.
(To liven it up sometimes I add 1 teaspoon parsley flakes, 1 teaspoon fennel seed and some red pepper flakes to the meatballs.)