Amazing Carolina BBQ Meatballs

Oven 350 F, for 30 minutes

2 lb ground beef
2 tbs Carolina BBQ dry rub *see below for recipe
2 eggs
½ small cooking onion finely chopped
2 celery sticks finely chopped
¼ red pepper finely chopped
1 to 2 tbs fresh cilantro finely chopped
¼ cup Italian bread crumbs (or plain bread crumbs)

Mix ingredients together in large bowl. 
Shape into meat balls. 
Place on cookie sheet, use a sheet of parchment paper so they don’t stick and are easy to remove.  Cook in oven at 350 F for 30 min.

Carolina BBQ dry rub

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Yield: Makes about 1 cup

Ingredients:

·         2 tablespoons salt

·         2 tablespoons sugar

·         2 tablespoons brown sugar

·         2 tablespoons ground cumin

·         2 tablespoons chili powder

·         2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper

·         1 tablespoon cayenne pepper

·         1/4 cup paprika

Preparation:

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix well; use as a dry rub on beef, chicken, lamb or pork.