Juicy Lucy Meatballs
Servings: 24 Meatballs
These meatballs are inspired by a south Minneapolis creation. If you visit Minnesota and can get over to South Minneapolis you need to stop by one of the famous spots that claim to be the inventor of this special burger. There is some dispute about who actually came up with this amazing recipe. If you go to one of the bars that claim they came up with this recipe you’ll enjoy a burger stuffed with cheese. There are SO MANY options for what kind of cheese you can stuff your burger with. The cool thing is that the bars that both claim they originated this burger have been arguing about this invention since the 1950’s. My favorite thing I read about this is that there is a difference between how each one of the bars spells this famous burger – one spells it Juicy Lucy and the other spells it Jucy Lucy. The funny part is that Matt’s Bar says “if it’s spelled correctly, you’re at the wrong place”. The 5/8 in south Minneapolis is the other bar in Minnesota that makes these burgers. My meatballs are inspired by the cheese-stuffed burger from Minnesota.
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Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 cup Italian style breadcrumbs
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup steak sauce – pick your favorite
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 small onion minced and sautéed
- 2 tbs butter
- 1 1/2 tsp sugar
- 24 cubes of cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Mince the onions and melt the butter in a sauté pan. Add the minced onions and the sugar to the pan and cook over med/low heat until they are brown. The sugar helps bring out the sweetness of the onions and helps to caramelize them too. Set aside once finished to cool.
- In a bowl combine ground meat, breadcrumbs, eggs, steak sauce, and cooled minced onions. Season to taste salt and pepper.
- Take the meat mixture and and a little of the stuffing mixture – about 2 parts meat and 1 part stuffing and gently roll the meat and stuffing together – making sure to keep the meat and stuffing separate.
- Place your meatballs on a greased baking sheet and place in the oven. Bake for 22 mins.