Hoisin Asian Meatballs

The following recipe includes making your meatballs from scratch and I was tempted as none of the stores, including Costco, have been stocking frozen meatballs for several months! Fortunately, my fav grocery store here, Superama, a Walmart subsidiary finally got some in and I bought several packages for the freezer.

So…I skipped the homemade meatballs and just prepared the sauce while heating the meatballs in the oven. It is now a KISS recipe! For those new to my blog…KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid! Hope you will enjoy it served with a great yellow rice.

Hoisin Asian Meatballs

Ingredients

• 1-pound ground beef
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• 1/2 cup Panko*
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 large egg
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced, plus more for garnish
• Sesame seeds, for garnish

Hoisin Sauce

• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine ground beef, sesame oil, Panko, ginger, egg, garlic and green onion. Using a wooden spoon or clean hands, stir until well combined. Roll the mixture into 1 1/4-to-11/2-inch meatballs, forming about 18-20 meatballs.
3. Place meatballs onto prepared baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes, or until all sides are browned and meatballs are cooked through.
4. To make the hoisin sauce, whisk together hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic and ginger in a small bowl.
5. Serve meatballs immediately with hoisin sauce, garnished with green onion and sesame seeds.

Author: reg45

Canadian guy living part time in Progreso, Yucatan. View all posts by reg45