Spicy Korean-Inspired Meatballs – Emily Bites

These Spicy Korean-Impressed Meatballs are tasty, versatile, and lightened up! To make these a bit leaner, I exploit a mix of lean floor beef and floor turkey breast, however the total taste is certainly beefy! These meatballs are packed with taste from the spicy gochujang pink chili paste, contemporary ginger, inexperienced onions, savory garlic and soy sauce, and the nutty sesame oil. You possibly can serve them on their very own together with your favourite dipping sauce, on slider buns with condiments, or as a part of a rice and veggie bowl as pictured. Not solely are these Spicy Korean-Impressed Meatballs flavorful and scrumptious, 4 meatballs is simply 199 energy or 3 WW Factors on the present Weight Watchers program. To view your present WW Factors for this recipe and observe it within the WW app, click on right here!

Ingredient Notes

• Meat: I’ve discovered that utilizing a 50/50 mix of lean floor beef and floor turkey breast leads to very beefy taste total, however with fewer WW Factors and energy. I extremely advocate it!
• Gochujang: This fermented pink chili paste is a spicy ingredient in Korean dishes. I’ve had no hassle discovering it in my native grocery shops and truly used my retailer model (Wegmans) model of it on this recipe. It’s prone to be discovered close to the opposite Asian sauces within the grocery retailer aisles.
• Panko Bread Crumbs: I like to make use of panko, however should you don’t have it readily available you should utilize common unseasoned bread crumbs or crackers you run via the meals processor (could change the vitamin data and WW Factors).
• Ginger: Recent ginger has a definite taste that provides so much to a recipe! I do advocate utilizing contemporary ginger right here should you can, however I’ve additionally seen jarred minced ginger which can be utilized as an alternative choice to a milder taste.
• Sesame Oil: I like sesame oil. A bit little bit of sesame oil provides so a lot taste to recipes, or any meat or veggies you prepare dinner in it! It’s undoubtedly value shopping for a bit bottle to maintain in your kitchen!

Serving Concepts

• On Their Personal: As I discussed above, I believe these meatballs could possibly be nice served on their very own together with your favourite ready Asian sauce for dipping or to drizzle excessive. I tailored this recipe from NY Occasions Cooking they usually really useful a dipping sauce of two elements soy sauce to 1 half white vinegar. I believe one thing sweeter like a light-weight drizzle of honey or hoisin or teriyaki sauces (I do know, not Korean) could be scrumptious as effectively.
• In a Rice Bowl: I ate these over white rice with cucumbers, carrots, and a drizzle of chili sauce and sprinkle of sesame seeds excessive. It was scrumptious! I made the chili sauce from this Wellness Mama recipe however used soy sauce as an alternative of coconut aminos and used 1 / 4 of all of the components listed in order that I’d have about 2 teaspoons per serving to drizzle excessive. It was spicy, however labored effectively with the rice and cucumbers chopping the warmth! You possibly can additionally use a store-bought sauce or dressing you want.
• As a Meatball Slider: You possibly can additionally serve these meatballs on slider buns! Possibly combine a bit mild mayo together with your favourite Asian chili sauce and add some shaved carrots and cucumber slices?

Extra Tasty Asian-Impressed Recipes

On the lookout for extra tasty lightened up Asian-inspired recipes? Try my Pineapple Teriyaki Hen Burger, Korean-Impressed Floor Turkey, Sticky Honey Coriander Hen Bites, Crab Rangoon, Garlic Inexperienced Bean and Turkey Stir Fry, Hen Lo Mein, Vegetable Fried Rice, Candy and Spicy Roasted Cauliflower, Teriyaki Steak Lettuce Wraps, Thai Turkey with Carrot Noodles, Asian Hen Wonton Cups, Hen Teriyaki Stir Fry, Cashew and Basil Hen Lettuce Wraps, Teriyaki Hen and Rice Casserole, and extra within the Asian class of my recipe index!