sweet & spicy asian meatballs
Wanted something Asian for dinner tonight but didn't want to go out or to the store so I came up with this by using ingredients I had on hand. Turned out fabulous.
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yield
6 serving(s)
prep time
10 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For sweet & spicy asian meatballs
- MEATBALLS
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2 lbground beef
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4 Tbspteriyaki sauce
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4 clovegarlic minced
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1/2 cbread crumbs
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2 lgeggs
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2 Tbsplemongrass paste
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1 Tbspchinese 5 spice
- SAUCE
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20 ozcan chunk pineapple drain reserving juice
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2 cpineapple juice
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6 Tbspteriyaki sauce
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1/2 cbrown sugar
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1/4 cketchup
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4 clovegarlic minced
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2 Tbsprice vinegar
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8birds eye chilies seeds removed and rehydrated in hot water and chopped
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2 Tbspeach oyster sauce and hoisin sauce
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4 Tbspcornstarch
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1/2 cwater
How To Make sweet & spicy asian meatballs
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1For the meatballs. Mix all ingredients together. Shape into balls should make about 30. Brown the meatballs in a frying pan working in batches. Transfer to a baking pan and bake at 350 degrees about 15 minutes.
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2Meanwhile make the sauce. Set the pineapple chunks aside and mix the canned juice with the other 2 cups of pineapple juice. Mix all the ingredients together except cornstarch and water. Bring to a boil. Mix the cornstarch and water together and whisk into the sauce to thicken.
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3Pour the sauce over the meatballs and garnish with the pineapple chunks. Great over rice
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