Ingredients

  • 12 lb ground beef
  • 12 lb ground pork
  • 1 lb textured vegetable protein
  • 12 cup rolled oats
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 2 carrots
  • 12 onion
  • 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 12 teaspoon salt (or more to taste)
  • 12 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon hot chili sauce (optional)
  • catsup (topping)

Method

  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Finely chop carrots, garlic and onion (sometimes I chop them more coarsely out of laziness or a want for more crunch)
  • Combine meat, TVP and veggies in a big bowl.
  • Add eggs, worcestershire and seasonings (sriratcha too if using).
  • Mix well with your hands, don't be afraid to get dirty!
  • (if the mixture seems loose feel free to add another egg).
  • Form mixture into large meatballs so that when you place them in the muffin pan they are just peeking over the top
  • Top meat muffins with Catsup, or as I sometimes do create a mixture of Catsup, your favorite BBQ and a little Sriratcha (3 parts catsup, one part BBQ and about 1/2 tsp of Sriratcha).
  • Place pan in the oven and ignore them for 40 minutes, a hint with these is never leave them for more then 50 minutes or the outsides will be overly brown and dry.
  • Eat immediately and if there is anything left they refrigerate well for up to 3 days.