Fresh ingredients like garlic, cilantro and green onions give these pork meatballs tons of flavor.
Vietnamese-Style Meatballs
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Prep:
30 min. -
Cook:
12 min. -
Serves:
2
Fresh ingredients like garlic, cilantro and green onions give these pork meatballs tons of flavor.
Recipe tags: chili base, easy difficulty, app, pork, roast
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 2 Tbsp | warm water |
| 2 Tbsp | sugar |
| 1 Tbsp | fresh lime juice |
| 2 Tbsp | rice vinegar |
| 2 Tbsp | fish sauce |
| ½ tsp | serrano chile, stemmed, seeded and finely chopped |
| Quantity | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 2 tsp | Better Than Bouillon® Chili Base |
| 4 cloves | garlic, minced |
| 1 Tbsp | sugar |
| 2 tsp | fresh lime juice |
| 2 tsp | fish sauce |
| 1½ tsp | grated fresh ginger |
| 1 tsp | baking powder |
| ¼ tsp | salt |
| ¼ tsp | cayenne pepper |
| 1 lb | ground pork |
| 2 | green onions, finely chopped |
| ¼ cup | chopped cilantro |
Directions
In a small bowl, mix all dipping sauce ingredients until blended. Serve sauce with meatballs.
In a large bowl, add Chili Base, garlic, sugar, lime juice, fish sauce, ginger, baking powder, salt and cayenne pepper; stir to combine. Add pork, onion and cilantro; mix until well blended.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Using wet hands, to prevent meat from sticking, form meat mixture into about 24 meatballs, about 1 tablespoon meat mixture for each meatball.
Place meatballs on prepared baking sheet and bake in oven until done, about 10-12 minutes.
Vary the dipping sauce by adding thinly shredded carrot, green onion, or chopped peanuts.