Master D’s Balls

The first time I made these meatballs they were crazy spicy. My wife doesn’t like very spicy things but she ate four of them anyway and then had a bunch of eggnog to cool her mouth down. They are meant to be sort of like jalapeño poppers in meatball form I guess.

Ingredients

• ½ lb ground beef
• ½ lb hot italian sausage
• 3-4 jalapeños, diced
• ½ shredded cheese (something like cheddar)
• 2 tbsp Alan’s Pork Rub
• 4 oz cream cheese

Preparation

Mix everything but the cream cheese together and form into 1" meatballs. Flatten the meatballs and put a ¼" cube of cream cheese in the middle. Reform the ball around the cream cheese.

Smoke at 225°F for 90 minutes to 2 hours. Optionally, brush with bbq sauce around 15 minutes before they are done.