Air Fryer Baked Coca-Cola BBQ Sirloin Beef Meatballs
These delicious, saucy, and flavorful Coca-Cola BBQ Beef Sirloin Meatballs make an excellent finger food or appetizer at your next potluck, BBQ party, NHL or NFL game day with friends and family. Making them in the air fryer is one of our favorite methods when it comes to meatballs.They are very quick and easy to prepare. When Coke is good to the last drop, these Coke meatballs are definitely good to the last bite!
Ingredients
- 1 Pack 907g Frozen Sirloin Beef Meatball
- 1 Cup Coca-Cola
- 1 Teaspoon Pink Himalayan Salt (or your choice of salt)
- 1/8 Cup BBQ Sauce (any brand of your choice)
- 1/8 Teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1/8 Teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
- 1/8 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/8 Teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1/8 Teaspoon True Citrus Crystallized Lime Garlic & Cilantro Seasoning (optional)
- 1/2 Tablespoon Butter
- 1 Tablespoon Grapeseed Oil
Instructions
- Transfer a pack of frozen sirloin beef meatballs to a bowl. Set it aside.
- Pre-heat the air fryer for 5 minutes at 90° degrees.
- Prepare the sauce mixture- In a bowl, add BBQ sauce, pink Himalayan salt, black pepper powder, garlic powder, onion powder, True citrus crystallized lime garlic & cilantro seasoning, butter, grapeseed oil and Worcestershire sauce.
- Stir to mix everything until well combined before adding it to the Coca-Cola.
- Pour in a cup of Coca-Cola and stir to combine with the BBQ sauce mixture.
- Add meatballs into the Coca-Cola BBQ sauce mixture above.
- Coat and stir to mix with the meatballs. Make sure all the meatballs are coated with the sauce mixture.
- Place the coated meatballs on a plate lined with foil or in an air fryer tray/basket and cook for 15 minutes at 120°-160° degrees. Air fry them in batches if needed, but do not overcrowd the air fryer's tray/basket. Temperatures may vary. Each air fryer model works differently. Adjust the timing and temperature accordingly.
- With a brush, brush the remaining sauce mixture on the meatballs.
- Brown the meatballs for an additional 3 minutes at 170° degrees(this is optional).
- Remove the cooked meatballs to a serving plate.
- Alternatively, you can heat up the remaining sauce mixture in the microwave and brush the sauce on the cooked meatballs before serving.
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Tips & Notes
- You can use any meatballs. Feel free to use homemade if you want to make your own meatballs.
- True Citrus Crystallized Lime Garlic & Cilantro Seasoning is optional. You can get it online or at your local grocery stores.
- Cook the meatballs in batches and avoid overcrowding your air fryer.
- Temperatures may vary. Each air fryer model works differently. Adjust the timing and temperature accordingly.
- Brown the meatballs for an additional 3 minutes at 160° degrees if you prefer a little brown crisp meatballs on the outside. This step is optional.
- If you don't have an air fryer, you can use this recipe and bake the meatballs for 18-25 minutes in a preheated oven at 350° degrees. Adjust the temperature and time accordingly.
