Baked Asian Meatballs

10m
Serves 40
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Directions

  1. 1Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. 2Season the meat mixture of ground pork and ground beef (or just pork or just beef) with onions, minced garlic, onion powder, chili flakes, black pepper, and salt.
  3. 3Form the seasoned meat into small meatballs.
  4. 4Bake the meatballs in the oven for 10-12 minutes.
  5. 5While the meatballs are baking, prepare the sauce by combining soy sauce, oyster sauce, mirin, honey, brown sugar, minced garlic, sesame oil, and chili garlic sauce.
  6. 6Bring the sauce to a boil.
  7. 7Add a cornstarch slurry (cornstarch and water) to the boiling sauce to thicken it up.
  8. 8Once the meatballs are ready, add them into a pan.
  9. 9Pour the prepared sauce over the meatballs in the pan.
  10. 10Mix the meatballs and sauce together until well coated.

Ingredients

  • 2.5 lbs Lean ground beef
  • Ground pork
  • 1 cup Onions, chopped
  • 1 tbsp Minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp Onion powder
  • 1 tsp Red chili flakes
  • 1 tsp Black pepper
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 0.25 cup Soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Oyster sauce
  • 2 tsp Kotteri mirin
  • 0.25 cup Honey
  • 1 tbsp Brown sugar
  • 0.5 tbsp Minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp Chili garlic sauce
  • 1.5 tsp Sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp Water

Equipment

OvenPan

Tips

  • Using a mix of ground pork and ground beef is optional, you can use either just ground pork or just ground beef.
  • Binding the meat without egg or breadcrumbs makes the meatballs lighter and less dense.