Beef Filled Onions – Baron

Cut onions with a smooth stainless steel knife removing the top cap and root bottom. Cut each onion in two. Take off the outer skins and scoop out the interior creating a sturdy bowl. Chop up the scooped out onion finely and knead together the beef, egg, salt and BBQ sauce of choice. Blend well with your hands. Shape into six large meatballs.
Cut six squares of heavy duty aluminum foil large enough to wrap around each onion half. Place the meatballs into the onion halves. Pour a little more of the BBQ sauce of choice over the meat ball. A table spoon or two. Fold the foil around and over the onion leaving a tent for steam at the top.
Grill over the coals in direct heat for 25 to 35 minutes then remove the onions temporarily peeling back the foil. Baste the onion with the liquid in the foil pouch and add a little more BBQ sauce about a table spoon. Recover with the foil and place back on direct heat for another 25 minutes or until the onion and meat are done to your liking.
The grill should be one two three four five ouch for this one.
Serve hot and steaming. Makes 6 helpings.