Barbecue Recipes

Spicy Meatballs

These meatballs are delicious served piping hot with chili sauce. Keep the sauce on the side so that everyone can add as much heat as they like.

INGREDIENTS
4 ounces fresh spicy sausages
4 ounces ground beef
2 shallots, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 1/2 cups fresh white bread crumbs
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, plus extra to garnish
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Tabasco or other hot chili sauce, to serve

SERVES 6

1. Use your hands to remove the skins from the sausages, placing the sausage meat in a mixing bowl and breaking it up with a fork.

2. Add the ground beef, shallots, garlic, bread crumbs, beaten egg and parsley, with plenty of salt and pepper. Mix well, then use your hands to shape the mixture into 18 small balls.

3. Brush the meatballs with olive oil and cook on a medium grill, or fry them in a large pan, for about 10—15 minutes, turning regularly until evenly browned and cooked through.

4. Transfer the meatballs to a warm dish and sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley. Serve with chili sauce.