Saucy Asian Meatballs

With a fun twist from traditional Italian meatballs, these are packed with Asian flavors and then tossed in a delicious Hoisin sauce. This is the easiest meatball recipe I've ever made. The meatballs stayed together very well and didn't even need to be browned before baking them in the oven. When they finished in the oven, I simply tossed them in the waiting sauce and then kept them warm in a crock-pot until we were ready to eat. (The crock-pot is not required though.) The meatballs will be ready to eat as soon as they are tossed in the sauce.

I served the meatballs for dinner over very lightly sauteed cabbage. All of us really enjoyed this dinner and each of the kids requested the leftover meatballs for lunch the following day.

Saucy Asian Meatballs
recipe adapted from Gimme Some Oven
(printable recipe)
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MEATBALL Ingredients:
2 pounds ground pork or beef, I used 1 lb of each
2 eggs
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
1 cup Panko, or breadcrumbs of your choice
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
3 large garlic cloves, minced, approximately 1 tablespoon
1/2 cup green onions, thinly sliced

SAUCE Ingredients:
2/3 cup Hoisin sauce or (1) 7 oz jar
1/4 cup rice vinegar
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1 teaspoon ground ginger

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Combine all the meatball ingredients in a large bowl. Using your hands or a large spoon, mix the ingredients together until well combined. Shape the mixture into 1 balls*. I used a small 1 cookie scoop and was able to form them very quickly. If you prefer larger meatballs, simply use a larger scoop. Place the meatballs on 2 greased baking sheets or sheets lined with silpat mats. Bake for approximately 10 minutes, or until the meatballs are lightly browned on the outside and no longer pink inside.

While the meatballs are baking, whisk together all the sauce ingredients. Gently toss the sauce with the cooked meatballs to coat them once they are finished baking. Alternatively, you can combine the cooked meatballs and the sauce in a crock-pot and keep them warm until ready to eat.

* I made the meatballs pretty small, at just about bite size for most of my family. The recipe made (65) 1 meatballs. The recipe should make approximately (35) 1.5 meatballs.

FREEZER MEAL: Let the meatballs and the sauce cool completely before transferring the meatballs to an airtight container or large freezer safe ziploc bag. Cover with the sauce and freeze. Thaw in the refrigerator prior to reheating in the microwave.

* This was originally posted as a Guest Post for Sue at The view from Great Island^[3]

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY: Chicken and Bean Taco Salad - In the Crock-Pot^[4]

References

1. ^{^} Gimme Some Oven (gimmesomeoven.com)
2. ^{^} (printable recipe) (barefeetinthekitchen-recipes.blogspot.com)
3. ^{^} The view from Great Island (theviewfromthegreatisland.blogspot.com)
4. ^{^} ONE YEAR AGO TODAY: Chicken and Bean Taco Salad - In the Crock-Pot (barefeetinthekitchen.blogspot.com)

Source : http://www.barefeetinthekitchen.com/2012/11/saucy-asian-meatballs.html

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