By Steve Merrill

Booze Balls

Ingredients

6 servings

1 poundground beef

1 pounditalian sausage

1 ½ cupsketchup

¾ cupbrown sugar

¾ cupbourbon

1 ½ tspdried onion

Instructions

Can be done 24 hours before remaining steps

Step 1

Mix ground beef and sausage together in a bowl. Roll into 48 meatballs. Cook at 350 until browning - about 15 minutes.

Bowl

Baking sheet

OvenHeat

ground beef1 pound

italian sausage1 pound

Can be done 24 hours before serving

Step 2

Bring ketchup, brown sugar, whiskey, and onion to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

Pot

CooktopHeat

ketchup1 ½ cups

brown sugar¾ cup

bourbon¾ cup

dried onion1 ½ tsp

Step 3

Add meatballs and simmer for 10 minutes

CooktopHeat

If making ahead of time, refrigerate now

Step 4

Add all ingredients to a crock pot on low. If refrigerated, do this about 3 hours ahead of time to slowly bring up to heat.

Instant PotSlow Cook