These hoisin meatballs are super saucy, sweet, spicy and oh-so-tender! Make it a meal by spooning the rich and flavorful sauce over some jasmine rice.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian inspired
Keyword Ground Meat, Meatballs
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 8
Calories 345kcal
Ingredients
Meatballs
650gramsground beef*
4tablespoonsbreadcrumbs
⅓cupsoy sauce
⅓cupwater
3 tablespoonshoisin sauce
3tablespoonssriracha
4clovesgarlicminced, pressed or mashed
1tablespoonfresh gingergrated
1red chilithinly sliced
2stalksgreen onionthinly sliced
1carrotsmall, grated
1egg
Sweet & Spicy Hoisin Sauce
2teaspoonsvegetable oil
3clovesgarlicminced, pressed or mashed
0.5tablespoonsfresh gingergrated
1red chilifinely minced
1red peppercored and sliced thinly
2teaspoonscornstarchor substitute plain flour
¾cuphoisin sauce
⅔cupwater
3tablespoonssoy sauceor more to taste
2tablespoonssriracha or more to taste
Garnish
2stalksgreen onionthinly sliced
2teaspoonsblack and white sesame seeds
Instructions
Mix and shape the meatballs
Combine all the ingredients together in a large bowl and mix with your hands until incorporated.
Use your hands or a scoop to shape them into roughly 25-30 golf ball sized balls.
Prepare the sauce
Heat the vegetable oil on medium-high heat in a large skillet.
Add the garlic, ginger and red chili. Sauté a minute or so until aromatic.
Sprinkle in the cornstarch and mix until it's absorbed and there are no more dry white spots.
Pour in the hoisin sauce, water, soy sauce and sriracha. Stir to make sure everything is incorporated and press out or whisk any lumps in the starch.
Increase heat to high and simmer until the sauce begins to steam (about a minute) and then reduce heat back to medium.
Cook the meatballs
Gently drop the meatballs into the sauce. Let simmer a minute to set and then gently rotate so they are fully coated in sauce.
Cover and reduce heat to medium then simmer the meatballs for 20 minutes.
Taste the sauce and add any additions you think are necessary. More spicy sriracha or salty soy sauce for example. When ready to serve top the meatballs with more sesame seeds and green onion. Serve hot.
Notes
* The nutritional information in this recipe is for 80% lean ground beef (i.e. ground beef with 20 grams fat per 100 grams).