BBQ Meatballs

This is the Pioneer Woman's recipe for BBQ meatballs. She describes this dish as "comfort food to the max" and she is not kidding! Holy cow!! This is tasty, filling and yes, total comfort food. Serve this up with mashed potatoes,fresh green beans and a roll...Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!

For those not familiar with PW, she is a very popular food blogger named Ree Drummond. Her blog is an award-winning website,which showcases her photography,recipes,and documents her hilarious transition from city life in California to ranch wife living in Oklahoma. Ree just published her first cookbook, The Pioneer Woman Cooks:Recipes from an accidental country girl.

Ingredients:

Meatballs
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
3/4 cup oats
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons very finely minced onion
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
plenty of ground black pepper

Sauce
1 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire
4 to 6 tablespoons onion
Dash of Tabasco

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine all meatball ingredients. Roll into medium-small balls and place on a cookie sheet. Place sheet in freezer for five minutes.
Remove from freezer and immediately dredge in unseasoned flour.
Brown meatballs in canola oil until just brown. Place into a baking dish.
Combine all sauce ingredients. Pour over meatballs and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve with egg noodles, mashed potatoes, or crusty french bread.