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Asian Pork Meatballs

September 19, 2019 By betsy 2 Comments

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Easy Asian pork meatballs taste like the inside of a dumpling. Great with rice, noodles or over greens. Light and healthy!

bowl of asian pork meatballs with a metal spoon on a blue surface with a yellow napkin

**this post was updated in 2019

Brrrrr! Its cold! Ha! just kidding. Its cold to me (mid to low 60s), but I’m actually just messing around with all those getting pummeled by “Snow Death Storm” as dubbed by my brother.

Although I’m under a blanket wearing slippers and leg warmers, I am also counting my blessings that I don’t have to de-ice, shovel or pre-heat my car before going anywhere.

Not that anyone buried in snow is going to read this recipe and immediately go buy ingredients, but, when you finally thaw out, you should add it to your MUST MAKE list.

hand spooning meatball from a bowl sitting on a yellow napkin

Asian Pork Meatballs

Since The Hubs isn’t supposed to eat beef anymore, I’ve been working with ground pork a lot lately. I decided to rework this old meatball recipe from back in the day.

I’ll tell you a little secret. To compensate for the still-too-short-to-photograph-during-actual-dinner-hour-using-natural-light days, I often make a small “dinner” in the middle of the afternoon. This allows me to get a good photo AND taste test new recipes ahead of feeding them to my loved ones.

They don’t always work out you know. 

I made a small portion of Asian pork meatballs photos and after eating my “sample” I desperately wanted to make the rest of them and eat them all immediately! 

bowl of pork meatballs next to a serving plate with a half eaten meatball. Blue background next to a yellow napkin

Let me just say that these ground pork meatballs taste just like the inside of a pot sticker dumpling. The entire recipe was gone in no time. When The Hubs eats the leftovers from dinner before he goes to bed, I know I have a winner on my hands.

If you give this recipe a try, I’d love to see it! Tag me @betsylife on Facebook or Instagram and I’ll share your creations!

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Asian Pork Meatballs

Easy Asian ground pork meatballs taste like the inside of a pot sticker. Great with rice, noodles or over greens. Light and healthy!

Course Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine asian
Keyword asian meatballs, pork meatballs
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 436 kcal
Author betsy

Ingredients

Meatballs:

  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1/3  cup  panko breadcrumbs
  • 2 Tablespoons flaked unsweetened coconut
  • 1/4  cup  chopped green onions
  • 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh basil
  • 1  Tablespoon  sweet chili sauce
  • 1/2  teaspoon  minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon  fish sauce
  • 1  large egg white lightly beaten
  • Cooking spray

Sauce:

  • 1/4  cup  lower-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon basil oil
  • 1/4  cup  fresh orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon  water
  • 1 1/2  teaspoons  mirin sweet rice wine
  • Dash of crushed red pepper
  • Additional ingredients:
  • Small basil leaves optional
  • Chopped green onions optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°.
  2. To prepare meatballs, combine first 9 ingredients in a large bowl; shape mixture into 16 (1 1/2-incmeatballs.
  3. Heat a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add 8 meatballs to pan, and cook for 6 minutes, browning on all sides. Remove from pan.

    Repeat with remaining meatballs.

  4. Meanwhile, prepare the sauce. Whisk together 4soy sauce, basil oil, orange juice, water, mirin, and red pepper in a small bowl.

  5. Return all meatballs to the pan. Pour sauce over meatballs. Place skillet in the oven.

  6. Bake at 425° for 7 minutes or until done.
  7. Stir meatballs to fully coat with sauce. Garnish with basil leaves and additional chopped green onions, if desired.

Nutrition Facts
Asian Pork Meatballs
Amount Per Serving (4 meatballs)
Calories 436 Calories from Fat 252
% Daily Value*
Fat 28g43%
Saturated Fat 11g55%
Cholesterol 82mg27%
Sodium 865mg36%
Potassium 487mg14%
Carbohydrates 22g7%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 24g48%
Vitamin A 230IU5%
Vitamin C 11mg13%
Calcium 65mg7%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Jamie Gollan says

    September 20, 2019 at 5:37 pm

    Do I have to use the coconut or can I substitute something else?

    Reply
    • betsy says

      September 25, 2019 at 8:20 pm

      You can leave it out but it will change the flavor. I would add additional breadcrumbs as a binder

      Reply

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