recipe
Bacon Wrapped Meatballs with Beer Cheese Sauce
Bacon wrapped meatballs wrapped in bacon and smothered in beer cheese sauce. Add the sweet smoky flavors of hickory and you’ve got yourself a winner!
TOTAL TIME
Active Time 1 hour
SERVINGS
4 people
INGREDIENTS
- Hickory Grilling Plank
- 1 lb. Ground Beef
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- ¼ cup Panko bread crumbs
- Red Pepper flakes to taste
- 4 strips Bacon
For the Sauce
- 4 Tbsp. Butter
- ½ can Light Beer
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- ½ cup shredded Cheddar Cheese
CHEF'S TIP
EAT MORE BEEF!
DIRECTIONS
- Soak plank in warm water for at least 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven or grill to 350˚F.
- Mix ground beef with, salt, pepper, panko, and red pepper flakes. Form 4 big meatballs or 8 smaller meatballs.
- Wrap meatballs in bacon.
- Place on plank, flattening slightly and bake in oven or grill for 30-40 minutes.
- While the meatballs are cooking, make the beer cheese sauce.
- Melt butter in pan and add beer, bring to a boil. Add heavy cream and once it’s back up to a simmer, add cheese slowly, whisking constantly.
- Thicken sauce and pour over meatballs!
*Keep a spray bottle of water handy in case of flare-ups.
