Sausage and Cheese Balls

This is a recipe that mom did a lot when we were growing up

It seemed like Christmastime was a big time for it. But for us, it's perfect for tailgating or when you have people over

You usually make it ahead of time, and it travels really well. It's a great hors d'oeuvre. If you've got friends coming over

Delicious. And they're super easy to make, too. We got a pound of bulk sausage, two cups of cheddar cheese

a quarter cup of milk, a little bit of salt and pepper. And some body onion. And two tablespoons of grated onion

Grated onion is good because you get kind of a bigger flavor when you grate it instead of chop it up

We're going to use two cups of a baking mix, like a biscuit mix. The lady and son's biscuit mix is what I use

Holladeen biscuit mix. You notice that Mom's not in here right now

She's the quiet judgment in the back of the room. Hey, y'all

Hey, Mama. So we're also going to put some jalapenos in it today, which Mom normally doesn't do, but Bobby and I really like them

Because we spicy. We spicy boys, y'all. So you want to do a jalapeno

Yeah, man, I'll do the jalapeno. We're going to throw everything into this mixer and grind it up

We're going to hand patty them and roll them up and put them into the oven for..

18 minutes. These are really fast. 18 minutes. $375 for 18 minutes. Pretty simple, quick, always a favorite

Well, this is one of those things that it's easy to eat a bunch of them because they're kind of small, but they're so good

I've embarrassed myself over a part of that every time. You've embarrassed me many times

I got invited to a Christmas party with a girlfriend of mine, and I really didn't know the people that were there

and they didn't tell us to bring gifts to exchange, so when everybody was exchanging gifts she ran blocker for me and I stood in the kitchen and I ate 35 of those meatballs as fast as I could And then we left We didn get invited back the next year

What do you think, man? One jalapeno. These are pretty big. I think I'm just going to use one jalapeno. And they're pretty strong, too

Yeah, just cut them up kind of small. And we're going to put a pinch and a pinch. I would use two

Well, you're not here. You would if it was your segment. And it's not

Boys, this is what your life is going to be like. Even when she's not here, you'll hear her five-packed metal ton somewhere in the distance

My mom's not here, but I hear her quietly correcting us from somewhere beyond

So we've got two tablespoons, and we're going to get the juice that runs off of that onion

Look how simple that is. And one-quarter cup of milk. Let me see

Close enough. Ooh, and we're going to make a dipping sauce, too, to go with these. Yeah

Yeah. Great idea, Bobby. If we're going to do it, we're going to do it all the way

We're going to mix it up. Now, this is going to be moist is what it's going to be

Well, and you get a lot of liquid whenever you grate an onion like that, too. You get a lot more liquid out of it

And that's all there are to it. Hold on. That is not all there are to it

Guys, can you make this entertaining? Gordon just asked if we could make this entertaining

Make it entertaining, that's a little bit . Rub some of that juice in my eyes. Got it

Jalapeno. Oh, these are gonna be good. What else could you add to this that'd be good

Franchini mushrooms or something like that, if you were to get them nice and soft

dice them up and put them in there, do you think? Mm Do you Yeah Here you to spray Certainly do Look over there

We're going to ball these up, y'all. Just about got ball size, I guess, and line them up

Bobby, you can make the sauce if you want while I'm doing this. Can I make the sauce? You could. Would you please

I need a bowl to make it in. Right, John. Oh, there it are. There's a place here in Savannah that had an awesome sauce

So they had, their thing was they did little cheeseburgers and little hot dogs

And they had a sauce that was so good, and they shared it with me, and all it was was mustard, mayonnaise, and ketchup

And it was so good, and you never would have thought that it could be so simple. About a half cup mayonnaise, maybe a tablespoon or two of Dijon

I like that. Depending on your taste. Dijon. A couple of tablespoons, yeah

A couple of public, it's completely public education, believe it or not. I don't think we have to tell everybody that we're public educated

Well, we just have to let them know that we went to school at all. And a couple of tablespoons of honey

I love these because they're so crispy. They get crispy when you cook them and just good

Hey, boys, this is your future. Huh? This is your future. You're up there working and your mom's sitting back in here watching you

Welcome to tomorrow. And I'm enjoying this so much. So let me tell you boys what you could substitute

Okay. Ground beef in place of the sausage could be very interesting

It could be like little cheeseburger poppers. You know what I'm saying

Hey, you know, hey, guys, this is going to be the show in 20 years

Your mother's sitting in a chair, you're cooking, and her yelling at you. You sitting next to her saying, could you make this entertaining

I bored Could you make this entertaining the best thing Please Jim please You know what I like the best is that they ready man

Oh, wow. Look how awesome. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 375 for about 18 minutes, and these things are ready

Look how good. Oh, now it's entertaining. Now it's entertaining. Are they hot

Yeah, they're hot. Ah, watch it. And the cooking spray obviously doesn't work

Because they're stuck. Stuck like Chuck. Here you go, Mom. Open up

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Incoming. Incoming. Whoa! Incoming. Incoming. Whoa

Perfect! Is it good? Oh, . You didn't have to soak up

It is. Thank you. It's super hot, too. One more. Yo, where's it

Hey, here comes the sauce, Gordon. Then you make it entertaining. So good

Oh, man. Quick, easy, delicious, and entertaining, too, y'all. Oh. Y'all come try these for real

Good. Ooh, I love that jalapeno. They got some bite to them. Y'all don't all get up at once when I ask you to come try them

All right. Let's get a plate and we'll pass them out. Thanks, y'all