Asian Meatballs

Asian meatballs did he say?

Well yeah, it’s got a story

My kids are absolutely crazy for Chinese food and are always looking for an excuse to get some

I was working late and was on my way home when my kids requested Chinese food for dinner

It was already to late to order and the restaurant was not exactly on my way home

So it was time to start thinking

I knew we had ground turkey (a staple in my house) and a slew of Asian ingredients so I decided I was making Asian meatballs

Let me tell you we are all a big fan now

Let’s start off with the ground turkey.  Feel free to substitute ground beef, pork, chicken, etc.

   We used 3 pounds (With a 16 year old son who plays football, leftovers are essential)

When I think of Asian cuisine, I think of the freshness of flavor

We will need 3 scallions, 1 carrot, 3 garlic cloves, 3 eggs and some fresh ginger

Remove the very top part of the scallion as well as the bottom or root, discard and give the rest a chop

Peel the carrot and remove the top as well, then dice very finely

Peel and grate the ginger and garlic (you should end up with roughly a tablespoon of ginger, you can add or take away depending on your taste)

Whisk the eggs together

Add these ingredients to the meat

Now we are going to add more Asian flavors as well as bread crumbs to bind the mixture

We will need 1 cup of Panko (Japanese bread crumbs), 1 cup of plain bread crumbs, 1/4 cup of soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of hoisin sauce and  2 tablespoons of duck sauce (or plum sauce)

Add these ingredients to the meat mixture

Time to get dirty

Using your hands gently fold all the ingredients together until well combined

Preheat your oven to 350 F

I like to use a measuring cup to scoop out the meat balls (something I picked up from my Father in law)

Here I’m using a 1/3 cup measure which will make fairly large meatballs (you can drop to 1/4 cup or really get crazy and use 1/2 cup)

Lay some parchment paper in a sheet pan

Time to scoop away!

Don’t worry what they look like

We will come back and roll them up properly using our hands

Place them in the oven and bake around 20 minutes (obviously you can fry these if you want, or juggle them, not recommended)

Now these already have an Asian flair going on

Do you think that’s enough?

Nope

How about a glaze!

We will need 4 tablespoons of hoisin sauce, 4 tablespoons of soy sauce, 2 teaspoons of Sriracha sauce, 2 teaspoons of sesame oil and 1 tablespoon of toasted sesame seeds

Place all of these ingredients into a bowl

Whisk them together

At the 20 minute mark, remove the meatballs from the oven

Start brushing them with the glaze

Looking good!

Place them back in the oven for another 10-15 minutes

We served this with some white rice and a scallion garnish!

Enjoy!!!

Royal Classique Measuring Cups

Architec Gripperwood Cutting Board

OXO Good Grips Flat Whisk

Pyrex Prepware 4-Quart Rimmed Mixing Bowl, Clear

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