Smoked Meatball Tacos Recipe | Bold, Juicy, and a Little Ridiculous

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 yellow onion, diced fine
• 3/4 cup panko bread crumbs
• 1/3 cup finely chopped cilantro
• 1 teaspoon chipotle chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons soy, or soy paste if you have
• 1 egg
• Tortillas
• Diced white onion and cilantro for serving
• 1/4 cup mayo
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup finely chopped pickled jalapeno
• 2 tablespoons pickled jalapeno juice
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• 1.5 tablespoons ranch seasoning powder
• Kosher salt & pepper to taste
• Preheat smoker or oven to 275
• Put all meatball ingredients in a large bowl, and mix well to combine
• Roll into 32 meatballs, and put on a wire rack, or baking sheet if baking
• Smoke or bake until an instant read thermometer shows 160 degrees, remove
• While they cook, combine all ranch ingredients in a bowl and mix well, set aside
• Heat tortillas, add some ranch, 3 meatballs to each, then drizzle with more ranch and top with some onion and cilantro
• Boom