Asian Honey Ginger Meatballs
These Asian honey, garlic and ginger meatballs are cooked in a beautiful coat of soy sauce, sesame oil and honey to give a sweet yet deep flavor to its pork base.
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2 packs soba noodles
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- scallions finely chopped
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
Meatballs
- 1 ½ lbs ground pork
- 1 egg beaten
- 3 green onions finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic crushed and minced
- 2 tbsp ginger grated
- 2 tsp sesame seeds
- salt and pepper to taste
Sauce
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup mirin
- 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F/220°C.
- In a large bowl, mix the pork, egg, onion, sesame seeds, garlic, ginger, salt, and pepper. Combine thoroughly.
- Roll the mix into large balls, each about the same size as a golf ball.
- Pour the cooking oil into a deep-sided roasting tray. Place the balls in the tray, making sure to leave space between each one so that they’re not touching.
- Put the tray in the preheated oven and cook for 5 minutes.
- While the meatballs are cooking, make the sauce. In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, mirin, and honey.
- Take the meatball tray out of the oven. Pour the sauce mix over the meatballs, coating them as evenly and thickly as possible.
- Put the tray back in the oven and cook for a further 15-20 minutes, until cooked thoroughly on the inside.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Serve the meatballs over soba noodles. Garnish with chopped scallions and sesame seeds.