Course: Appetizer, Entree
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: Asian Pork Meatballs, Pork Meatballs
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 230kcal
My favorite meatballs! Asian Pork Meatballs in a Ginger Honey Glaze. I have them every New Years Eve or Day. AND they just so happen to be gluten-free.
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- For The Meatballs
- 1 ½ pounds ground pork
- 2 TBS minced sweet or red onion
- 2 large cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- ½ TBS sesame oil
- Kosher salt & pepper
- Ginger Garlic Sauce
- 3 TBS sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 TBS minced ginger
- 1 ½ TBS rice wine vinegar
- 2 TBS honey
- 1-2 TBS Chili with Garlic Sauce depends on how much you enjoy heat
- ½ teaspoon cornstarch
- Cilantro for garnish
For Meatballs:
Combine all ingredients together and form balls. They will be wet. It's fine, just get them to hold together. Place on a baking sheet until ready to cook.
When ready to cook, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Use a small amount of olive or grapeseed oil (2-3 TBS or so) to fry the meatballs until nicely browned. Place on a baking sheet and bake another 10 minutes until cooked through.
For Spicy Ginger-Honey Sauce
In a frying pan with sides, combine sesame oil, garlic and ginger and saute for 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Add in vinegar, honey and chili with garlic sauce and bring to a boil. Add in cornstarch and whisk until combined and thickened. Taste & adjust. Place meatballs in your pan, coat with sauce, garnish with cilantro leaves (if you like)and serve.
These are delicate since I choose to not use breadcrumbs. you can totally add some in if you want to stretch your meat a little further, they will still be delicious.
Move meatballs around the pan gently and I always double or triple the glaze. People love it.
Serving: 8g | Calories: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 100mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g