Mother-In-Law'S Barbecued Meatballs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

MEATBALLS
1 lb ground beef
2 tablespoons onions, chopped
1 egg
2 slices bread, cubed
1/3 cup oatmeal
2/3 cup milk
salt and pepper
SAUCE
1 1/2 cups ketchup
1 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons mustard (I prefer spicy brown or dijon)
3/4 cup water
cooked rice

Preparation

Meatballs:
Mix ground beef, onion, egg, bread, oatmeal, milk, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
Roll into balls.
Brown meatballs in a skillet; these are very moist meatballs, making them a bit tricky to brown in a skillet. I usually just push them around a bit and don't brown completely.
Alternatively, meatballs could be browned briefly in the oven in a nonstick pan at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10 minutes. Tthey don't need to be cooked through since they will be cooked in the sauce. I've never done it this way, so just watch them so they just brown rather than cook all the way and get dried out.
Place browned meatballs in baking dish.
Sauce:
Mix ketchup, brown sugar, soy sauce, mustard, water together.
Pour sauce over meatballs.
Bake uncovered at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until meatballs are cooked through, about 30 minutes.
Serve over rice.