Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 1 Cup Tennessee Whiskey (I used Jack Daniels)
  • ½ cup Strawberry Jam - the best kind you can find- (I used homemade)
  • ¼ Cup Brown Sugar
  • ¼ Cup Tabasco Sauce (I used Cholulas)
  • ½ Cup Thick Red sweet barbecue sauce (I used “Bone Sucking” sauce - but any will be fine)
  • ¼ Cup Molasses (I like the organic type)
  • ¼ Cup water
  • 2 Tbs garlic powder
  • 2 Tbs onion powder
  • 2 Tbs Chipotle Chili powder
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 package of 28 Frozen Italian Meatballs
  • Green onions for garnish

Instruction

  • In a small sauce pan, heat the Tennessee Whiskey over medium heat until reduced by ½ (no need to measure exactly - just eyeball it). Just fyi - this makes a smell in your house - but don’t skip this step - makes for flavor.
  • In a medium sized mixing bowl,whisk together all the ingredients except the meatballs.
  • Place meatballs into crock pot and pour the whisked sauce over the top. Mix again with a spoon to make sure all the meatballs are coated.
  • Heat crockpot on High for 4 hours or Low for 8. Serve on slider buns (we like to use the King's Hawaiian Rolls as buns). Garnish with chopped green onions.