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ASIAN MEATBALLS
Our tangy Sweet and Sour Sauce boosts the flavour of these classic beef meatballs. Pass them around with toothpicks at your next cocktail party or family gathering.
Yield: Makes 5 dozen.
July 02, 2019
ASIAN MEATBALLS
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb (0.75 kg) lean ground beef
- 3/4 cup fresh bread crumbs
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Dash hot pepper sauce
- Sweet and Sour Sauce*
- 1 green onion, diagonally sliced
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Combine lean ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, garlic, ginger, salt and hot pepper until well blended. Shape mixture into small balls. Place meatballs on a rack in a shallow pan.
- Bake until completely cooked, about 35 - 40 minutes. Cooked meatballs may be frozen for up to 1 month.
- Combine hot meatballs with Sweet and Sour Sauce. Garnish with green onion.
Nutritional analysis per 5 meatball serving:
194 calories, 7.6 g fat, 17.8 g protein, 12.9 g carbohydrate, 0.3 g fibre, 200 mg sodium
*Ingredient not included in nutritional analysis
SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup apricot jam
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
Yield: Makes about 1 cup.
Directions
- Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat until mixture is heated through.