chinese spicy orange beef meatballs
This is an easy recipe to make with any type of ground meet you have available.
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
50 Min
method
Bake
yield
5 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef (80/20)
- 1/2 pound ground turkey
- 1 - orange (zest & juice)
- 1/3 cup green onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 cup soy sauce (or bragg's liquid aminos)
- 1/4 cup dry sherry
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup orange marmalade (low-sugar or sugar-free)
- 1/4 cup italian breadcrumbs, fine
How To Make chinese spicy orange beef meatballs
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Step 1In a small sauce pan, combine ground ginger, cornstarch, soy sauce, (or Bragg's Liquid Aminos), dry sherry, crushed red pepper flakes, and orange marmalade.
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Step 2Ensure all ingredients are combined and allow the mixture to come to simmer for about 5 minutes. Do NOT boil!
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Step 3Once the mixture has simmered for 5 minutes, remove from heat and allow to cool. This takes about 1 hour. *TIP: You can pour the mixture in a bowl and place it in the freezer for 20-25 minutes to speed up the cooling process.
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Step 4In a large mixing bowl, add ground meat, zest & juice of one orange, green onions, breadcrumbs and minced garlic. *TIP: Allow ground meat to come to room temperature before handling.
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Step 5Pour 1/2 of the room temperature marmalade mixture into the ground meat mixture and gently combine. Set aside the other 1/2 of the sauce for serving.
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Step 6Tightly cover (with cling wrap) and allow to marinate at least 2 hours up to 24 hours.
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Step 7Preheat over to 375 degrees & line a baking sheet with foil. Spray foil with non-stick spray.
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Step 8At room temperature, form a golf ball size amount of meat into balls. The mixture will be slightly sticky
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Step 9Once each meatball is formed, place on the lined baking sheet with space between each one.
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Step 10Bake meatballs st 375 degrees for 22 minutes. Then bake at 325 degrees for 22 minutes.
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Step 11Once baking is completed, immediately remove baking sheet from oven and place the meatballs into an over-safe container with a lid. Pour the remainder of the marmalade mixture over the cooked meatballs along with 1 Tbsp. Sriracha sauce and cover.
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Step 12Allow the sauce at least 20 minutes to absorb before serving. A serving is 2 meatballs.
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