Asian Pork Meatball Bowls. This wonderfully fresh and healthy recipe is full of phenomenal flavor and texture. The savory and pillowy pork meatballs are served on top of a bed of fluffy sesame rice. Broccoli, which is roasted alongside the meatballs, is the perfect side kick. Garnish with all the things that you love and enjoy!
This pork meatballs and veggie bowl recipe is also the perfect healthy meal prep recipe. Make it on a Sunday afternoon and you’ll have lunches all week long. It’s great for meals at the office, on the go, and your kids will devour it (because meatballs). Just don’t forget the sauce!
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asian pork meatballs bowl ingredients
- Ground Pork
- Eggs
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Green Onion
- Tamari Or Soy Sauce
- Fish Sauce
- Sesame Oil
- Sesame Seeds
- Rice Vinegar
- Sweet Chili Sauce
- Jasmine Rice
- Broccoli
the meatball bowl details
The Pork Meatballs
The meatball mixture is super simple. Just fold meatball ingredients together until just combined. Using a tablespoon scoop, portion the balls out onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet. For this recipe, I use two baking sheets.
I love using the tablespoon scoop for my pork and veggies bowls because it makes the work of meatballs so easy and it makes a bite-sized balls of deliciousness. Perfect for the little ones!
Cut the broccoli into bite sized pieces and scatter amongst the meatballs. These will cook at the same time as the meatballs!
The Sauce
This sauce is so good AND you can use for many, many different things. I always make extra and use it for a marinade and dipping sauce. This sauce is perfect for meats and veggies alike. For this recipe, we will use it as a coating for the meatballs and for a drizzle at the end just to guild the lily
This multipurpose sauce is super simple as well. All you’ll need is tamari (or soy sauce), sweet chili sauce, fish sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and some grated garlic. Just mix all of this together and set it aside. And, I’m not kidding, once you taste it, you’ll be able see the many ways you’ll be able to use it.
The Sesame Rice
I have a no-fail way to cook rice that will make this recipe even easier. You don’t even need a measuring cup!
- Pour rice into a pot.
- Rinse the rice in the pot until the water is clear. The first few times, the water will turn milky. Dump that water. Repeat the “rinse and dump” until the water is clear.
- Touching the top of the rice with your fingertip, add fresh, clear water until it reaches the first knuckle on your finger – approximately one inch of water.
- Add one tablespoon of sesame oil and one tablespoon of sesame seeds to the rice and water.
- Bring this to a boil. Lower to a simmer and cover with a lid for 20 minutes. Do Not Peak. No Touchy for 20 minutes.
That’s it! Rice is done and fluffy and wonderful.
how to make asian pork meatball bowls
After the rice, meatballs, and broccoli are cooked and the sauce mixed, it’s time for the all important step of meatball and veggie bowl assembly. This is my favorite step because you can make your bowl just the way you like. It’s like decorating a room, but you get it eat it at the end!
- Start with base of the sesame rice.
- Spoon on a mound of the pork meatballs
- Flank the meatballs with roasted broccoli
- Garnish until your heart’s content – think bean sprouts, cucumber, carrot, jalapeños, green onion slices, radishes, chili crisp – anything with crunch and color is what I love
- Devour
recipe frequently asked questions
This recipe is both dairy and gluten-free!
One of my favorite parts of a bowl recipe is the garnish situation. The best part? You cannot go wrong.
Think:
-bean sprouts
-cucumber
-carrot
-jalapeños
-cilantro
-green onion slices
-radishes
–chili crisp
Absolutely not. You can use any ground protein you like. You can even turn this into a vegetarian/vegan situation by adding tofu or more veggies!
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Asian Pork Meatball Bowls
Ingredients
Meatballs and Broccoli
- 2 lbs ground pork
- 2 eggs
- 4 green onions, thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp tamari or soy sauce
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1/2 tsp turmeric optional
- kosher salt
- fresh ground pepper
- 1 head broccoli, cut into bite-sized pieces
Sauce
- ¼ cup tamari or soy sauce
- 3 tbsp sweet chili sauce
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- jalapeno, chopped optional
Simple Sesame Rice
- 1 cup jasmine rice
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
Instructions
Meatballs and Broccoli
- Preheat oven to 425°.
- Gently combine the ground pork, eggs, ginger, green onions, garlic, sesame oil, tamari, fish sauce, turmeric, and sesame seeds until just mixed. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Using a tablespoon scoop, portion out the pork meatball mixture and transfer to a parchment paper lined baking sheet. For this amount of meatballs, I use two baking sheets.
- Add the broccoli to the baking sheets with the meatballs. Cook for 15 minutes and then drizzle a few spoonfuls of the sauce on top of the meatballs and broccoli. Toss and continue cooking for an additional 5-10 minutes until the meatballs are just cooked through.
- Remove from oven and set aside.
The Sauce
- While the meatballs and broccoli cook, mix all sauce ingredients together and set aside.
Assembly
- Start with a base of the sesame rice. Add the meatballs and broccoli. Garnish until you can garnish no more. I used carrots, bean sprouts, cucumber, jalapeño, cilantro, radish, and chili crisp – basically anything with crunch and color.
- Enjoy!
Notes
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- Pour rice into a pot.
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- Rinse the rice in the pot until the water is clear. The first few times, the water will turn milky. Dump that water. Repeat the “rinse and dump” until the water is clear.
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- Touching the top of the rice with your index fingertip, add fresh, clear water until it reaches the first knuckle on your finger – approximately one inch of water.
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- Add one tablespoon of sesame oil and one tablespoon of sesame seeds to the rice and water.
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- Bring this to a boil. Lower to a simmer and cover with a lid for 20 minutes. Do Not Peak. No Touchy for 20 minutes.
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