Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   2      pounds        lean ground beef
   1      medium        onion -- grated
  20                    Ritz crackers -- crushed
     1/4  teaspoon      black pepper
     1/4  teaspoon      garlic salt
     1/2  teaspoon      dry mustard
   2      large         eggs -- beaten
   1 1/2  cups          favorite barbecue sauce
   1      6 oz can      tomato paste
   1      teaspoon      liquid smoke*
     1/3  cup           catsup
     1/3  cup           firmly packed brown sugar
     1/2  cup           water or as needed

Preparation:

*Reduce or omit if using a hickory-flavor barbecue sauce. In a large bowl combine the ground beef, onion, crushed crackers, pepper, garlic salt, dry mustard and eggs. Squish the mixture together by hand until well mixed and form into walnut sized balls. Place them on a flat wire rack in a roasting pan or a large cake pan. Bake the meatballs in a 350°F oven for 15 minutes, turn and bake for 15 minutes more. In a saucepan combine the remaining ingredients. Cook over medium low heat for 30 minutes. Add the meatballs and simmer for several hours. This may also be done in a crockpot. Makes about 60 meatballs.