These juicy meatballs take just 10 minutes to cook.

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I love to grill meatballs.

In this recipe, I deploy flat metal skewers to simplify the process.

Platter of Grilled Meatballs With a Small Bowl of Tzatziki, All on a Blue and White Stripped Kitchen Towel

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They are the ideal grill tool for these garlic and oregano-forward meat delights.

Enter these grilled meatballs.

A little bit of cinnamon adds a lip-tingling finish.

Fork With a Grilled Greek Meatball After Dipped in Tzatziki

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Baking Soda in Meatballs?

Baking soda, otherwise known as sodium bicarbonate, appears often in kofte recipes.

It raises the PH level of the meat, making it harder for the meats protein molecules to bond.

Small Bowl of Grilled Greek Meatball Seasoning Mixed Together

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This in turn allows the meat to retain water as it cooks.

And more water means a moist meatball.

One more added benefit of baking soda?

Whisked Egg Added to Bowl of Greek Meatball Ingredients (Ground Beef and Seasoning)

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It helps increase browning.

Grilling Meatballs the Easy Way

The biggest challenge when grilling a meatball is the aforementioned chase.

Flipping a few steaks is easy.

A Hand Mixing Grilled Greek Meatballs Ingredients Together in a Bowl

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A dozen round meat saucers pose some problems.

To alleviate the meat shuffle, the best solution is to skewer.

Meatball Skewering 101

At the onset, sliding a meatball onto a skewer presents some issues.

Greek Meatballs Formed Into Balls and Placed on a Baking Tray

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To avoid the skewer pulling through the ground meat, there is a two-prong approach.

First, the formed meatballs need time to set up in the fridge, thus the rest.

Second, its important that the meatballs do not stick to the grill grates.

Baking Tray Filled With Greek Meatballs

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Any resistance will most certainly result in the meatball-less skewer.

If you feel a little bit of resistance when lifting the skewer, its not ready.

Give it a minute more and retry.

Meatballs Skewered With Flat Metal Skewers for Grilled Greek Meatball Recipe

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Adhering to these three steps ensures perfect skewer movement every time.

Easy Sides for Casual Cookouts

Grilled Skewered Meatballs

ensure the skewers you use are flat.

In other words, not round.

Skewered Meatballs Brushed With Olive Oil

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A flat skewer makes it much easier to keep a meatball from rotating.

Add the meat to the bowl and mix with your hands.

In a small bowl, combine the salt, oregano, dill, pepper, and cinnamon.

Skewered Greek Meatballs Cooking on a Grill

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Add the seasonings to the bowl with the meat, along with the garlic, egg, and panko.

Mix thoroughly with your hands.

Divide the meat mixture into 12 equal balls, each about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.

Skewered Meatballs Flipped on the Grill

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Place on a sheet pan, cover with plastic, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Prepare the grill for direct medium heat, 375 to 425F.

Load each skewer with 3 meatballs, being sure to leave space between.

Platter of Grilled Meatballs With a Small Bowl of Tzatziki, All on a Blue and White Stripped Kitchen Towel

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With a basting brush, lightly brush both sides of the meatballs skewers with the olive oil.

With a grill brush, brush the cooking grates clean.

Tip

If you feel a little bit of resistance when lifting the skewer, its not ready.

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Give it a minute more and give it another spin.

Remove the meatballs from the skewers, garnish with the parsley, and serve.

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