Bacon Burger Bites
Servings: 20 bites
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 yellow onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 10-12 strips of bacon
Sauce
- 3/4 cup tomato paste
- 1 tbsp reserved mixture from above
- 1 1/2 tsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp water
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350F.
- In a food processor, pulse the onion and garlic together until it reaches a paste-like consistency. You may need to scrape down the sides part way through.
- Add the paprika, salt and pepper to the food processor, and pulse to combine.
- Take out 1 Tbsp of the mixture and set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the mixture to the ground beef and combine with your hands. Hmmm meat fingers!
- Once the meat and seasoning mixture has been thoroughly combined, roll out 1 inch meatballs and place on a wire rack over a baking sheet. You should get 20-24 meatballs.
- Cut the strips of bacon in half. The number of strips of bacon you will need will depend on how many meatballs you made. Hint: 1 strip of bacon for every 2 meatballs. You’re welcome!
- Wrap each meatball with a strip of bacon, secure with a toothpick, and place back on the wire rack.
- Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, or until cooked through.
- While the bacon burger bites are baking, add the sauce ingredients to a small saucepan over medium-low heat and stir to combine. About 10 minutes.
- Before serving the bacon burger bites, place them on paper towel to remove excess grease.