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    Thoughts on leftover Italian meatballs to repurpose to Moink Balls

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    Yesterday I cooked raw pre-made Italian meatballs; sauted them to almost done then added sauce to and simmered to finish.  Made too many.  Too good to pitch out.  What do y'all think if I turned them into Moink balls this weekend?  Since they are already cooked, would they turn hard as softballs, or would adding the bacon and smoking indirect remoisten them to yumminess?  
    I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
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      im thinking that since they were simmered in sauce they will be soft verse hard. never done the moink balls, subs from leftovers would be great too
      fukahwee maine

      you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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      Nothing ventured, nothing gained.  You can always par-cook the bacon so that the total cook time is well reduced.  I would go for it.  Easy for me to say... ;)
      Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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      I would, many used precooked frozen meatballs for moink balls, should be the same
      Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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      Appetizer, RTD Moinkballs*, BobbyB

      INGREDIENTS:
      Frozen Meatballs from Sam's Club
      Bacon
      Thinned BBQ Sauce (Jack Daniels or other)
      Your favorite rub (Dizzy Pig Jamaican Firewalk or other)

      Procedure:

      1. Prepare egg for 250-275° F. direct cooking with a raised grid.

      2. Thaw the meatballs.

      3. Wrap meatballs in bacon held with a toothpick.

      4. Dust with your favorite rub.

      5. Smoke wrapped meatballs until the bacon is done and internal temperature is about 140F

      6. Dunk them in the thinned sauce.

      7. Smoke some more to set the sauce.

      8. Serve in a bed of the sauce.

      Recipe Type: Appetizer, Meat

      Source
      Author: Bob Bullard (bobbyb)
      Source: BGE Florida Eggfest '09, BobbyB

      Author Notes
      * This recipe was posted on the big green egg forum on 22 November 2008 by

      Rick's Tropical Delight.



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      I think it will be fine. When I have made moinkballs they were precooked and frozen...so they were already cooked once as well. 

      I like Lou's idea of par cooking the bacon. Either that or you could freeze or partially freeze them. 

      Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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      I would par cook the bacon to reduce the risk of the meatballs overcooking to the point of drying out.
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      Hard to beat a good meatball sub...
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      Mrs. 500, SWMBO, wants meatball subs, I want Moink Balls, so I guess it’s meatball subs. I can kind CL them up by using toasted garlic bread for the buns. This will be for a get together with two good friends so I’m sure there will be bourbon involved so how bad will it be, whatever form these meatballs take?
      I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
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      Meatball sub for the win!
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      500 said:
      Mrs. 500, SWMBO, wants meatball subs, I want Moink Balls, so I guess it’s meatball subs. I can kind CL them up by using toasted garlic bread for the buns. This will be for a get together with two good friends so I’m sure there will be bourbon involved so how bad will it be, whatever form these meatballs take?
      Moinkball subs.

      Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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      SmokeyPitt said:
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      Moinkball subs.

      Winner winner chicken dinner!
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      for the moink ball subs, lightly brush the rolls with melted butter, dust it with a favorite rub, then toast the roll ;)
      fukahwee maine

      you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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      Moink Ball Subs on toasted garlic bread rolls.  That sounds Ugly Delicious.  (Sorry, I just started watching that series.)  
      I like my butt rubbed and my pork pulled.
      Member since 2009
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