Here you have another
Asian Inspired dish, some delicious Sweet and Sour Sriracha Meatballs, they are
perfect as an appetizer or as a main dish! I hope you like them!
Ingredients for the
Meatballs
- 1 lb Ground Meat
- 1 egg
- ½ cup chopped Green Onion (+ more for garnish)
- ½ cup Panko Breadcrumbs
- ½ tbsp Minced garlic
- ½ tbsp Minced Ginger
- 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- Sesame Seeds (for garnish)
For the Sauce:
- ⅔ cups Hoisin Sauce
- ¼ - ¾ cup Sriracha Sauce
- ¼ cup Rice Vinegar
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
- ½ tsp minced Garlic
- ½ tsp minced Ginger
Make the Meatballs:
In a bowl combine the
meat with the egg, the chopped green onion, the Panko breadcrumbs, the minced
garlic and the minced ginger, season with salt and pepper to taste, toss until
all the ingredients are well incorporated, and once everything is well combined
then you can make the meatballs, and you can make them any size that you want,
just grab some of the meat mixture and use your hands to form it into a nice
and round meatball. Once they are all ready, let them rest for at least 10
minutes before cooking them.
Make the sauce:
In a bowl, combine all
the ingredients for the sauce. And depending on how spicy you want it, you can
add more or less Sriracha Sauce, I added ¼ of a cup plus 3 tablespoons of
Sriracha, and they sauce was not spicy at all. So feel free to add as much or
as little as you want. Once everything is well combined, now we will heat it up
a little bit.
In a large wok or
skillet, we will add a teaspoon of oil, and there we will cook the sauce on
high heat for 3 minutes or until it starts to boil, once it’s boiling, remove
it from the wok, and just set it aside.
In the same wok, heat up
a little more oil, and cook the meatballs for a few minutes on each side, until
they are all browned and well cooked. (it will take about 15 minutes) (you
can cover them with a lid to speed up the cooking process.
Once the meatballs are
browned on all sides, now add the sauce back into the wok, stir so all the
meatballs will be well coated with the sauce. Cover again with a lid, and
continue to cook for 3 more minutes or until the meatballs are well cooked.
Once they are done, now
you can serve them.
Top them with the sauce
that is leftover in the wok, and garnish with chopped green onions and sesame
seeds. These will make a great appetizer, and they also make a delicious main
dish!
Enjoy!
