5 from 15 votes
Asian Meatballs
These Asian Meatballs blend ground beef and pork with fresh ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and green onions for a flavorful, tender mixture. They are browned in a skillet then slow-cooked in a tangy sauce of hoisin, plum sauce, soy, ginger, rice vinegar, and garlic, resulting in moist meatballs coated in a rich, sweet-savory glaze.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 20 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
382 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
Meatballs:
- 12 oz ground beef
- 12 oz ground pork
- 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 2 green onions minced
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons ginger fresh
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1-2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Sauce:
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 1/4 cup plum sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1-2 tablespoons ginger minced, fresh
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 clove garlic minced
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, ground pork, breadcrumbs, green onions, egg, soy sauce, ginger, and garlic. Us your hands to mix lightly until everything is combined. Use a 1 1/2 tablespoon scoop to form meatballs. Set aside.
- Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the meatballs, working in batches if needed. Brown the meatballs on all sides, then transfer to a slow cooker that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a bowl, combine all of the sauce ingredients. Pour over the meatballs.
- Cover and cook the meatballs on low until cooked through, about 2 hours.
- Serve over rice, if desired.
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Notes
- Adjust the ginger quantity to taste; reduce to 1 tablespoon if a milder ginger flavor is preferred.
- For a thicker sauce, remove meatballs, whisk cornstarch mixed with water into the sauce, cook on high for 15 minutes, then return meatballs to coat.
- The sauce amount is designed just to coat meatballs; double it if you want extra sauce for serving.
- Nutrition information varies by ingredients used and is provided as an estimate only.
Nutrition Information
Serving
5meatballs
Calories
382kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
29g
(58%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
19g
(95%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
(24%)
Trans Fat
0g
(0%)
Cholesterol
226mg
(75%)
Sodium
881mg
(37%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 382
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 5meatballs | |
| Calories | 382kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 29g | 58% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 226mg | 75% |
| Sodium | 881mg | 37% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.