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Moink Balls and ABTs

Theophan
Theophan Posts: 2,656
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I don't know if this is worth posting, but I haven't posted much in a while, so here goes.  I made Moink Balls for the first time, don't know if these were the right kind of meatballs, but got all-beef meatballs frozen at my regular grocery store, wrapped them in bacon, smoked them, brushed them with sauce, set it.  They were good, but I over-reacted to my stepdaughter having said that the idea sounded good but not the BBQ sauce, and I went light on the sauce.  She thought they were great the way they were, which I think means she would have been fine if I'd just gone ahead and followed the recipe and dunked them in the sauce, which would have given them more coating.  I almost think another time I might dunk them, set it, dunk them again, set it.

I'd be interested to know if those who make Moink Balls say these are similar: they were about golf-ball size.  Somehow I had thought they looked smaller in pictures I've seen of Moink Balls.  Did I use the wrong kind?

I also made ABTs the usual way, jalapenos, cream cheese, lil' smokies, bacon, and they were really good.  I didn't have any DP Jamaican Firewalk, which is my favorite rub for those.  I forget what I used instead, but they were good.

Here are the Moink Balls:



Here are the ABTs:



And here they are cooking, and done:




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  • Black_Badger
    Black_Badger Posts: 1,182
    Looks good and I think what you bought is just fine for this application. That's doubly true if you liked it (which is really the only thing that matters).

    I like to brush MOINKs with a sauce thinned with AC vinegar then hit them with some rub sprinkled on top. I also like to thread them onto a skewer rather than toothpicks, just because it's easier to move or flip 6 or so at a time rather than each one.

    Cheers -
    B_B
    Finally back in the Badger State!

    Middleton, WI
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  • Theophan
    Theophan Posts: 2,656
    Black_Badger said:
    ... I like to brush MOINKs with a sauce thinned with AC vinegar then hit them with some rub sprinkled on top. I also like to thread them onto a skewer rather than toothpicks, just because it's easier to move or flip 6 or so at a time rather than each one...
    Very interesting on the sauce/vinegar first, then rub.  Might try that.  The skewer thing sounds like a great idea!  Turning them all was a major pain.

    Thanks!
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