Asian Meatballs

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground lamb or 2 lbs ground beef
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 cup panko breadcrumbs or 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 eggs
• 3 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1/2 cup thinly-sliced green onion
• toasted sesame seeds, sliced scallions (optional)
• 2/3 cup hoisin sauce
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix together meatball ingredients until well-combined. shape into balls (i made mine about 1.5 inches, which yielded about 35 meatballs, but 1 inch is probably standard), and place on a greased baking sheet or in a 9×13 baking dish. bake for 10-12 minutes, or until meatballs are golden on the outside and no longer pink on the inside.
• 3 while the meatballs are baking, whisk together all of the sauce ingredients until blended. once meatballs have finished cooking, you can either dip each meatball individually (using a toothpick) in the sauce mixture. or you can pour the sauce over the meatballs and gently stir them until covered.
• 4 serve warm, and sprinkle with additional garnish if desired.