Asian Meatballs
on Mar 03, 2017, Updated Jul 24, 2020
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This Asian Meatballs Recipe is an easy go-to food idea that’s suitable for a special party or a fast weeknight family dinner at home. Either way, it’s tasty and a recipe that you need to try soon.
This is one of our most popular Asian recipes.
About these
Every few months or so, a group of virtual foodie friends convene to recreate a recipe from another group member’s site. We call it Freaky Friday and you’re going to call it delicious. This go-round, I was assigned to make something that caught my fancy on the The Devilish Dish and what I found over there was a mouthwatering Asian Meatballs Recipe.
We’ve made a few meatball recipes before here on Platter Talk. Some are braised, some are in a casserole, and some are in stromboli. All of them are delicious. This Asian Meatballs Recipe fits in very nicely with all of the others as it is simple and full of flavor.
These go together quickly in a mixing bowl and then spend about 15 minutes in the oven. In terms of ingredients, this Asian Meatballs Recipe can easily be tailored to your likes.
The basic ingredients include:
- Beef, egg, and breadcrumbs
- Soy sauce
- Sesame oil
- Green onions, garlic, and ginger
- Cilantro
For added zing, you could throw some chopped up hot pepper into the mix. Don’t care for cilantro? Leave it out.
I love using fresh ginger whenever possible but guess what – when it was time to add some to the mixing bowl, I realized we had none. Enter a dash or two of Chinese spice that has sat dormant in my spice cabinet for longer than I care to admit. I had a little orange juice, and that went into the mixing bowl as well. D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S.
As with any recipe, use what you think might taste good and make it your own. We hope you will try this Asian Meatballs Recipe soon, you won’t be disappointed! -Dan
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Asian Meatballs Recipe
Ingredients
for the meatballs
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, fine chop
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, coarse chop
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds, optional
for the dipping sauce
- 3 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 fresh lime, juiced
- 1 green onion, chopped
Instructions
for the meatballs
- Preheat oven to 500° F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine all meatball ingredients, except sesame seeds, into a large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly. Adjust breadcrumb amount to ensure adequate texture for rolling into balls and maintaining shape. Form into golf ball size meatballs and place on parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with optional sesame seeds if desired.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine dipping sauce ingredients and stir well.
- Serve dipping sauce with meatballs.
Nutrition
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Sesame oil adds so much flavor! Love the ingredients in these. I make a chicken meatball with similar flavorings and we love them in soups or just to snack on.
Michelle, you are so right about the sesame oil, we are looking forward to discovering other foods to use with this ingredient.
I love meatballs of all kind and these sound absolutely delicious. These would be so great at a get-together with friends!
Thanks, Lisa. As a plus, they’re so easy to make too!
There are some fantastic flavors going on in these awesome little bites! I love an asian style meatball so I am really looking forward to trying this recipe out! Great party food for sure!
Thanks for the comments, Angela. We always love your feedback!
What a fun idea! Yum! I can see why you picked these meatballs! They look and sound Yummy!
Thanks, Beth. I don’t think you can have too many recipes for meatballs!
Your photos are gorgeous! sounds like a great recipe I need to try.
It’s great to hear from you, Mary Ellen and we appreciate your kind comments!
These meatballs look so delicious and easy. And the dipping sauce, yum! I can’t wait to make this for my husband.
He’s a lucky man!
Yum! These would be perfect for a party! These meatballs sound absolutely incredible and I love the dipping sauce too.
Thanks Tara! We hope you try them soon.
My favorite dish is steamed rice with lamb meat balls. You got me at Asian. Your pics are equally inviting. Will definitely give this a shot.
Thanks so much for the kind comments!
These meatballs looks amazing! They are packed with flavor and I think they’d be delicious on some hoagie buns too!
We love the hoagie buns idea, Megan!
Mmmm! These look so good! I love the addition of ginger and those cute sesame seeds!
Thanks so much!