Bbq Meatball Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 lb ground beef
3/4 lb ground pork
1 cup oatmeal
3 tablespoons your favorite barbecue rub
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups carrots, cut into chunks
1 1/2 cups celery, chopped
1 cup onion, chopped
4 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 (15 ounce) can cut green beans
1 (15 ounce) can corn
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
6 garlic cloves
1/4 cup olive oil
3 quarts beef broth
3 tablespoons your favorite barbecue rub
1 cup barbecue sauce

Preparation

Combine the ground beef, gound pork, oatmeal, 3 tbl bbq rub, and eggs.
Form into meatballs, I use a ice cream scoop then cut the scooped meat into fourths and roll them into balls. (A melon scoop would be perfect.) Place on a baking sheet.
After all the meatballs are formed bake in a 350 deg oven for 15 minute (Larger balls need to cook longer.).
In a large pot, heat olive oil, saute whole garlic cloves.
Mash garlic when soft into oil.
Add carrots and celery, cook for 5 minutes, stirring to keep form burning.
Add onion, cook till onion is clear, stirring to keep from burning.
Add green beans, corn, tomato, potatoes, beef broth, 3 tablespoons bbq rub and bbq sauce.
Bring to a boil, simmer for 20-30 minutes, till carrots are tender done.