Try this superstar Asian Meatballs with Sweet Soy Sauce appetizer that will wow your friends and family!
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 25 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 35 minutesminutes
Total Time: 1 hourhour
Ingredients
12 to 14large shiitake mushrooms, stems removed
½sweet onion
½” inch chunk of peeled fresh ginger
3clovesof garlic
1poundof ground pork
1poundof ground beef
2eggs
3½cupsof Panko bread crumbs
½cupof sliced green onions + more for garnish
1½tablespoonsof Sriracha sauce
2tablespoonsof soy sauce
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
4tablespoonsof sesame oil
Sesame seeds for garnish
1cupof Kecap Manis or Sweetened Soy Sauce
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375°.
Add the shiitake mushrooms, sweet onion, ginger and garlic to a food processor and process on high until it becomes paste like.
Add the shiitake mushroom mixture to a large bowl along with the ground pork, ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, sliced green onions, Sriracha, soy, salt and pepper and mix until completely combined.
Next, roll out and form mini meatballs and place them on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
Drizzle the sesame oil over the top of all of the meatballs and place the pan in the oven and cook for 35 minutes or until golden brown and cooked throughout.
Add the cooked meatballs to a large bowl along with the Kecap Manis and toss until they are completely coated.
Garnish the top of each meatball with sliced green onions and sesame seeds.