Asian Meatballs

Boy these are good!  I plan on feeding these to my kids, so I decided not to add any garnishes.    Adding chopped scallions and toasted sesame seeds would add beautiful color contrast to this dish)

I would suggest using low salt soy sauce.  This is not a low sodium dish.  Easy to make, and good for a meal with egg noodles, or used as an appetizer.


Meatballs:

1 lb lean ground beef
1 lb ground pork
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 cup plain panko breadcrumbs
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
3 garlic cloves, minced


Sauce:

2/3 cup Hoisin sauce
1/4 cup rice vinegar
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon ground ginger

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• Combine all meatball ingredients
• Place meatballs on a nonstick cooking sprayed baking sheet. (I made 40 meatballs with 1 recipe)
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until no pink is showing inside the meatballs
• While meatballs are baking,  mix all sauce ingredients together
• Place meatballs in a pot, and smother with sauce
• Heat until sauce is heated, and meatballs are completely coated
• If desired, top with scallions and sesame seeds

-Queenie Cuisine