5 from 9 votes
Thai Pork Meatballs
This recipe for Thai Pork Meatballs features savory tender ground pork flavored with aromatics, baked in the oven and dressed with an optional sweet chili sauce.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
328 kcal
Course:
Appetizer, Dinner
Cuisine:
Asian, Thai
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs ground pork
- 1 egg large
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce light
- ¼ teaspoon salt sea salt
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon ginger minced
- 2 green onions chopped
- ½ C cilantro chopped, optional
- ¼ C panko breadcrumbs
For serving:
- Thai sweet chili sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F/218°C.
- In a bowl, combine the ground pork, egg, fish sauce, soy sauce, salt, sugar, garlic, ginger, green onions, cilantro (if using) and panko breadcrumbs.
- Give everything a good mix.
- Take a portion of the meat mixture and form it into a round meatball.
- Place the meatball onto a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Repeat with the remainder of the pork mixture.
- Bake the meatballs at 425°F/218°C for 20-25 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches a minimum of 160°F/71°C.
- Remove the pork meatballs from the oven.
- Add a squeeze of fresh lime juice (optional) and serve with steamed rice as is or with Thai sweet chili sauce (either drizzled over the meatballs, or as a dipping sauce).
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Nutrition Information
Calories
328kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Trans Fat
0.003g
(0%)
Cholesterol
109mg
(36%)
Sodium
489mg
(20%)
Potassium
381mg
(8%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
183IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
33mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 328
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 328kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 109mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 489mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 381mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 183IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.