Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 449kcal
Ingredients
Meatballs and Broccoli
- 2 lbs ground pork
- 2 eggs
- 4 green onions, thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon tamari or soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- ½ tsp turmeric optional
- kosher salt to taste
- fresh ground pepper to taste
- 1 head broccoli, cut into bite-sized pieces
Sauce
- ¼ cup tamari or soy sauce
- 3 tablespoon sweet chili sauce
- 2 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- jalapeno, chopped optional
Assembly
- 2 cups cooked long grain rice
- garnishes of choice
Instructions
Meatballs and Broccoli
- Preheat the oven to 425°F.
- In a large bowl, gently combine the ground pork, eggs, ginger, green onion, garlic, sesame oil, tamari, fish sauce, turmeric, and sesame seeds just until mixed. Season lightly with kosher salt and black pepper.
- Use a tablespoon scoop to portion the meatballs onto two parchment-lined baking sheets.
- Add the broccoli to the sheet pans around the meatballs.
- Bake for 15 minutes. While the meatballs bake, whisk all sauce ingredients together until smooth.
- After 15 minutes of baking, spoon a little sauce over the meatballs and broccoli, toss gently, and continue baking for 5–10 more minutes until the meatballs are cooked through.
Finish the Asian Pork Meatballs
- Remove the meatballs and broccoli from the oven and drizzle with additional sauce.
- Serve as-is, or build bowls with rice, noodles, or your favorite crunchy toppings like cucumbers, carrots, radishes, herbs, or chili crisp.
Notes
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 449kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 1113mg | Potassium: 659mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 601IU | Vitamin C: 70mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 2mg
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