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Tender Mongolian Meatballs are not only FILLED with Asian flavour — they are smothered in the BEST homemade Mongolian sauce to wow your guests!
Since first publishing these cocktail meatballs in 2016, readers all over the world have been writing in to tell us how much they love this cocktail meatball recipe!
MONGOLIAN MEATBALLS
Well, I couldn’t leave you without a fire cracker of an appetiser, AND these Mongolian Glazed Meatballs are everything! This is my second last post for 2016, and it can’t get any better than THIS!
When I first shared our recipe for Mongolian Beef And Broccoli, so many of you guys wrote in to tell me all about how much you loved the flavours of the sauce; so this recipe happening was a no brainer. And, as it so happens, after a worldwide search on Google, this is another original Cafe Delites idea and recipe!
HOW TO MAKE MEATBALLS
First, you’re going to make your meatballs with simple and easy to find ingredients. THEN, you’re going to start a little production line: someone spooning the meat and someone rolling the meatballs. This way, you’re done in 5 minutes.
The meatballs take 10-15 MINUTES to bake! That’s it? YES! And THEN, while they’re baking, you’re going to make the BEST Mongolian-style sauce *slash* glaze to coat your meatballs. By the time they’re done, it’s just a matter of coating and serving.
These Mongolian Glazed Meatballs were ready so fast I didn’t know what to do with myself afterwards. May have made a special brunch beverage for you all — coming tomorrow — which will be the last post of 2016. No better way to end the year than with a delicious alcoholic beverage. Am I right?
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Mongolian Glazed Meatballs
Ingredients
FOR THE MEATBALLS:
- 2 pounds ground beef mince or pork, chicken, turkey
- 3/4 cup breadcrumbs or Panko
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing Chinese wine
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon ginger minced
- 1 cup green onions 4 green onions, thinly-sliced or chopped
- 1 pinch Kosher salt to taste
- 1 pinch cracked pepper to taste
FOR THE MONGOLIAN GLAZE:
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- ½ tablespoon ginger minced
- ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
- ⅔ cup water
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon ground white pepper or ½-1 tablespoon red chilli / powder
TO SERVE:
- 1/2 tablespoon sesame seeds to serve
- 1 green onion finely sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C | 400°F.
FOR THE MEATBALLS:
- Mix together all of the meatball ingredients in a large bowl until well-combined. Spoon out 1-inch of meat mixture with a cookie scoop (or tablespoon), shape into balls and place onto 2 large baking sheets or trays lined with baking or parchment paper.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden browned and cooked through.
- While the meatballs are baking, make your sauce!
FOR THE SAUCE:
- Heat a non-stick pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Whisk ALL of the sauce ingredients together in the pan until well blended. Bring to a simmer and continue cooking until sauce thickens, while stirring occasionally to prevent burning or sticking on the bottom of the pan (about 8 minutes).
COAT:
- When meatballs have finished cooking, add half of the meatballs into the pan and gently coat each meatball generously and evenly in the sauce. Transfer the glazed meatballs to a serving dish or tray with a slotted spoon and add in the remaining non-coated meatballs to the sauce. Coat and transfer to serving dish.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds and sliced green onions (if desired), and serve warm with toothpicks or mini forks.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I’m trying these in a make ahead crockpot instead. Made the sauce-2 batches and covered already frozen meatballs with it. We will see how it turns out for a party as an app. Fingers crossed but it smells good .
Have made this twice and both times it came out delicious. Reduced the hoisin sauce the second time. As we like to say in our family: “This recipe is definitely a repeat!”
Great dish, have made it twice, once for a party of 50, and it’s always a hit! It has strong flavors and the white pepper has a kick, so be aware. The sauce is just the right amount for the quantity of meat, and I did have to thicken it each time with a flour slurry.