my pleasure buddy! No secret, and I'm still tinkering with it some,... are you thinking beef, or pork? One thing I've not tried to add yet, like I do in my Spaghetti meatballs, is add some pureed onion, to moisten and boost flavor even more,...
..for the beef, I keep it KISS: for every 1lb ground chuck, about 80% lean; I add 1 egg, dash of Worcestershire, and some of the rub seasoning... (as mentioned, for Spaghetti mb's, I blenderize about half a small onion into puree, then fold it in-- BUT in that case, there's lots of parmesean chz-(dry factor) in them, so if you do add the onion, add it in by parts until you get a feel for how moist the meat is, so as to not make it too loose,... I have to try this yet myself; bread crumbs, like panko coating can save things if too soft!)...
Rub: 2T paprika (sweet)
- 1T pasilla chili powder
-1T chili powder
-2tsp coleman's dry mustard
-1.5tsp granulated onion
-2tsp gran. garlic
- 1T healthy tsp oregano
-1T fresh ground pepper
- about 2T salt (to personal taste here)
- 1.5T brown sugar
- dash of allspice
.... keep the meat cool so it hold form better; then roll up fat golfball size wads, roll in rub, then onto a tray.... I go 1 round of solid smoke (about 12-15 min. worth?), since their size is small, at 275-ish... done in about 45 min, less if hotter...about 2/3 way through, I start to baste with sauce to glaze them over nicely, but not brown out the sauce too much,...
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Pork balls: this is really the recipe for pork burgers
... but it made killer pork nugg's too!
-1lb ground pork, not too lean (da fat is where it at!)
- 1 fat T Worcest. sauce
- 2T mustard, your choice
- 1tsp horseradish
- 1tsp sriracha
- 1T BBQ sauce
- 1clove crushed garlic-
- green onion very finely chopped, maybe 1/8 cup or so
- 1tsp Old Bay
- 1/2tsp thyme, same for oregano
- S/P to taste
.... same deal as beef for cooking, rub is optional, maybe too much? -what with all that's inside already,... Baste with whatever you like and fits the seasonings! BBQ, honey mustard, Carolina style mop,...