Sweet and Tangy Asian Meatballs
By: Holly Sander
Published: Friday, March 25, 2016 - 10:03am

Ingredients




For The Meatballs:
½ cup almond meal (or breadcrumbs)
16 ounces ground beef (85 percent lean)
16 ounces ground pork
4 garlic cloves, minced
½ small yellow onion, grated
3 green onions finely chopped (whites + greens)
1 tablespoon fresh ginger root, peeled and grated
2 large eggs
2 tablespoon Gochujang (Korean chili sauce)
2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon salt & black pepper
For The Sauce:
⅔ cup hoisin sauce
¼ cup seasoned rice vinegar
2 tablespoons Gochujang (Korean chili sauce)
2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon ginger powder
Serve over fine Udon noodles (Asian pasta) or jasmine rice.
For The Garnish:
Toasted sesame seeds
Scallions chopped on the diagonal
Pea shoots
Chopped peanuts
Lime wedges

Preparation

1 For The Meatballs: 2 Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. 3 Gently mix together almond meal (or bread crumbs), meat, garlic, yellow onion, green onions, ginger root, eggs, Gochujang, soy sauce, salt and pepper. 4 Spray hands with cooking spray to make handling the meatballs easier. Use a 1 ½ inch scoop to ensure each meatball is the same size, and roll them by hand to give them a nice round shape before placing them evenly on the cookie sheet (this recipe should produce 34 meatballs). 5 Bake for about 20 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through. 6 While meatballs are baking steam the rice/cook the Asian noodles and set aside. If using Asian noodles gently fold in 1/4 of the sauce mixture. 7 Once cooked, place meatballs in a large bowl and gently fold in 3/4 of the sauce. 8 For The Sauce: 9 While meatballs are baking, in a small sauce pot over medium heat, stir in hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, Gochujang sauce, soy sauce, garlic powder, ginger powder and bring to a simmer. 10 Let cook for 1-2 minutes and set aside until meatballs are ready. 11 To Serve: 12 Place the sauce-coated Udon Noodles onto plates, top with sauce-coated meatballs. 13 Garnish with pea shoots, scallions, sesame seeds, chopped peanuts and a squeeze of fresh lime juice.

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Sweet And Tangy Asian Meatballs - with onion, ginger, green onions, soy, Gochujang, and more. Jam-packed with flavor and so easy to make!
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