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Asian Meatballs

Morsels of Life - Asian Meatballs - Flavorful Asian meatballs with lemongrass and ginger in a savory sauce. Perfect as an appetizer or snack by themselves or as a meal served on rice or in a roll.

It's time for SRC again! Each month, as part of the Secret Recipe Club, we're assigned another blogger, and we get to pick a recipe from their blog to make. This month, I got Famished Fish. The blogger behind Famished Fish, Saundra, is on a journey to create the most appealing, healthy, and delicious meals while targeting nutritional needs and picky eaters. While we don't have a picky eater, who doesn't want healthy and appealing meals? (Bobert likes just about anything, including plain yogurt and sauerkraut - as long as it's not egg yolks. Or rather, as long as he doesn't know it's egg yolks.)

Looking through her blog, lots of recipes undeniably tempted me. For example, taro chips - one of my favorite foods in crispy, crunchy, yummy chip form? Definitely!...And then I forget to buy a taro when we're at the grocery. Her potato skins and Mexican chocolate tea biscuits were also contenders, but ultimately, I chose to make some Asian Meatballs.

Overall, we enjoyed these meatballs, although they did not taste like bulgogi meatballs, as we expected based on the name. However, the meatballs were full of flavor. We also opted to enjoy the meatballs over rice instead of in a meatball sandwich. The only minor change I would make next time would be to significantly decrease the amount of soy sauce. I'd recommend using a third to half, or even less. The decrease in soy sauce will allow you to have a much more pleasantly flavorful sauce and not get overwhelmed with the saltiness. I've edited the materials table to reflect the change, but the images show the full amount.

What's your preferred method for cooking meatballs - oven or stovetop?


Morsels of Life - Asian Meatballs - Flavorful Asian meatballs with lemongrass and ginger in a savory sauce. Perfect as an appetizer or snack by themselves or as a meal served on rice or in a roll.

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Flavorful Asian meatballs with lemongrass and ginger in a savory sauce. Perfect as an appetizer or snack by themselves or as a meal served on rice or in a roll.

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Yield: 39 meatballs (1 inch diameter)

Materials:

Mass Weight Volume Number Material Notes
1 pound ground beef
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon ginger, grated
1 teaspoon lemongrass
1/2 teaspoon chili pepper flakes
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
4 teaspoons 4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon ginger, grated
1 teaspoon chili pepper flakes
1 teaspoon black pepper, ground
1 tablespoon cornstarch


Methods:

Morsels of Life - Asian Meatballs Step 1 - Gather all materials. 1. Gather all materials.
Morsels of Life - Asian Meatballs Step 2 - Combine first seven ingredients, mixing until flavors uniformly spread throughout beef. 2. Combine first seven ingredients, mixing until flavors uniformly spread throughout beef.
Morsels of Life - Asian Meatballs Step 3 - Meanwhile, combine remaining materials, stirring to mix in corn starch before heating. Heat until sauce thickens and becomes bubbly. Remove from heat. 3. Meanwhile, combine remaining materials, stirring to mix in corn starch before heating. Heat until sauce thickens and becomes bubbly. Remove from heat.
Morsels of Life - Asian Meatballs Step 4 - Form meat mixture into meatballs, then cook. I cooked these Asian meatballs in a pan. You could also bake or use a slow cooker. 4. Form meat mixture into meatballs, then cook. I cooked these Asian meatballs in a pan. You could also bake or use a slow cooker.
Morsels of Life - Asian Meatballs Step 5 - Dunk cooked meatballs in sauce before serving. 5. Dunk cooked meatballs in sauce before serving.

Morsels of Life - Asian Meatballs - Flavorful Asian meatballs with lemongrass and ginger in a savory sauce. Perfect as an appetizer or snack by themselves or as a meal served on rice or in a roll.

18 comments:

  1. I just love the flavor combination for your Asian Meatballs, they look delicious. It's great cooking with you in the SRC!
    Miz Helen

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  2. These look wonderful..made small they would be the perfect appetizer!

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  3. What a delicious looking batch of meatballs! I can tell from the color that there must be a lot of soy sauce in them, so I'm glad that you recommended to reduce the amount used.

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  4. What an interesting combination of flavors for a meatball! Fantastic! :D Great pick for the SRC! :D

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  5. We liked them! The garlic and ginger gave the meatballs an Asian-inspired feel. :)

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  6. The meatballs definitely taste good! The sauce did make things overly salty, so I'm thinking if you were to just reduce that one ingredient, you'd have some super yumminess going on. :)

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  7. Definitely! It's something I love about meatballs - so versatile. :) (Of course, it also means I don't have to plan as carefully if I can use them for appetizers, snacks, or a meal.)

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  8. Give them a try and see what you think! Hope you enjoy. :)

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  9. These look perfect! A great dish to bring to a party! Great SRC pick!

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  10. This is going into my to make soon folder! I have everything except the lemongrass- can I sub something else for it ?

    Linda

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  11. Thanks! They would be great for a party. :)

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  12. They do look wonderful. I would eat them with rice too. :)

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  13. Kinda. You can use things like lemon zest, lemon verbena, lemon balm, lemon leaves, kaffir lime leaves, or I would recommend ginger with lemon and lime zest. The flavor will definitely be different, but in my opinion, the ginger with lemon and lime zest combo comes closest.

    Another option is to leave the lemongrass out completely. The lemongrass is more of an accent flavor, so you'll be perfectly fine without it. :)

    Sorry for your difficulties posting a comment! Hopefully I've answered your question, but if not, just let me know! :)

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  14. Thanks! Eating with rice is certainly more Asian. :P

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  15. I love experimenting with meatballs and different flavours. I love the Asian flavours in these ones and would definitely like to try them.

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  16. I love experimenting with meatballs too! It's fun to play around with the flavors, and meatballs are so versatile too. :)

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