Serve it up, Asian-style!
Asian food engages our palates and delights our senses. Exquisite flavors including soy sauce and sesame seeds are characteristic of this cuisine. But we don’t need to rely on Asian restaurants and takeout to get that unique flavor! Choose healthy, quality ingredients with no unnecessary preservatives, and try our take on Asian meatballs using 100% lean beef.
Lean Meatballs with Teriyaki Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce lite or tamari
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 2 slices wheat bread sides sliced away
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 pound lean ground beef or turkey
- 1/2 onion minced
- 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/8 cup olive oil
- 1 green onion chopped
Instructions
- In a small bowl, prepare the teriyaki sauce by putting together the soy sauce, honey, and mirin. Mix well until the honey has completely melted. Set aside. In a second bowl, another small one, soak the bread in milk. When the bread has absorbed the milk, lightly squeeze out the milk and drain.
- In a third bowl, a larger one, mix the beef, egg, salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, sesame oil, onions, and the soaked bread. Mix with the hands until the mixture becomes compact.
- Make little balls with the meat. In a non-stick skillet, over medium heat, in a saucepan with the olive oil (leave a tablespoon for later use), brown the meatballs. Over medium heat, in another saucepan with the remaining olive oil, transfer the meatballs. Add the teriyaki sauce and cook for about 3 minutes. Season with the remaining pepper.
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Do you use mirin or rice wine vinegar?
Barbara, The recipe calls for rice wine vinegar, which lends that acidity that brightens a dish, but mirin, a sweet Japanese rice wine (not vinegar), has acidity as well and can be used in place of the vinegar here if preferred.
Thanks. Just double checking since the directions say mirin.
Barbara, Thanks for letting us know. We will add or mirin next to the rice vinegar and modify the directions.
Hi There! Do you think these meatballs are considered 'clean'? They look awesome and I'm really hoping they'd fit in with my new diet!!
Miriam, Yes, they are clean and they are delicious:).
Could these be put in the oven?
Thanks!
Amber, Sure, the oven works.
What size meatballs?
Amber, about 1 inch meatballs.