Name: Bacon-Jalapeño Balls with Everything Carrots
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 2–4
Ingredients: ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper; ¼ yellow onion; ¼ cup pickle slices; ¼ teaspoon ground cumin; ¼ teaspoon salt; 3 cloves garlic; 1½ teaspoon caraway seeds; 1 teaspoon coarse salt; 1½ teaspoon sesame seeds; ½ medium jalapeño; 4 teaspoons olive oil; 1½ pounds carrots; 2 cloves garlic; 1 large egg yolk; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon mustard powder; ½ teaspoon paprika; 1 teaspoon tomato paste; 1 tablespoon cider vinegar; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 2 tablespoons plus ½ cup light-tasting olive or avocado oil; ¼ medium yellow onion; 1½ teaspoon poppy seeds; 1½ pounds ground beef; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper; ¼ teaspoon paprika

Preparation info

Serves
2–4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Well Fed Weeknights

By Melissa Joulwan

Published 2016

About

These meatballs take all the best parts of a standard diner burger— crispy bacon, spicy jalapeños, juicy beef, secret sauce, seeded bun—and deliver them in an easy-to-make, pop-‘em-in-your-mouth meatball. It’s a burgers-and-fries combo that makes you feel good, inside and out! The “everything” blend on the carrots works equally well on parsnips or slow cooker potatoes.