This is the best recipe for sticky Asian glazed meatballs. They make a great sweet and tasty main dish for dinner. These ground turkey meatballs are covered in a handmade sticky Asian sauce that makes them a great dinner for the whole family or even an appetizer for game day!
Asian-glazed meatballs served with white rice, sesame seeds, and green onions on top. A skillet with meatballs in the rear
About the Recipe
This Asian glazed meatballs dish is very flexible and has quickly become a family favorite. These meatballs are a quick and easy entrée for a weekday or an appetizer for a game day party or when you have company over. These turkey meatballs are soft, tasty, and great, especially when you cover them in a handmade sticky Asian glaze prepared with hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, honey, garlic, sesame oil, ginger, soy sauce, and sriracha. You won’t even notice that these delicious Asian meatballs are gone!
What else is great about this Asian-style meatballs recipe? Making them healthy is quite simple! These Asian meatballs are made with ground turkey, which makes them reduced in fat and high in protein. This recipe for Asian meatballs is also quite easy to follow. You will mix your ground turkey with sesame oil, bread crumbs, ginger, garlic, and eggs to produce the meatballs. To make sure that it is well blended, use your hands to mix them together. After you mix them, roll them into balls and put them in the oven to bake. Making the glaze is just as easy as making the meatballs, and you can do it while the meatballs are baking. Mix hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, honey, garlic, sesame oil, ginger, soy sauce, and sriracha in a pot on the boil until the sauce thickens to produce the handmade Asian glaze. As soon as the turkey meatballs come out of the oven, put them in the glaze. That’s all there is to it! Your Asian-style meatballs are ready to eat.
Ingredients Summary
- Ground Turkey: Ground turkey, pork, chicken, or even ground beef are all good choices.
- Sesame oil gives your ground turkey a great Asian flavor in the Asian-style meatballs.
- Plain bread crumbs: For these Asian glazed meatballs, I suggest using plain bread crumbs instead of seasoned ones.
- For this Asian meatball dish, you can use fresh grated ginger instead of ground ginger.
- Eggs are what hold the Asian-style meatballs together, and they are also very important for creating meatballs at home.
- Garlic powder can be used instead of minced garlic if you don’t have any on hand.
- Hoisin Sauce: You may find hoisin sauce in the Asian section of your local grocery store. It gives the meatballs that great sweet and sour taste.
- Rice Vinegar: I suggest using rice vinegar, but you may also use apple cider vinegar in this recipe for Asian meatballs.
- Honey: Honey gives the handmade Asian glaze a sweet taste and makes it sticky.
- Soy Sauce: I think you should use lite soy sauce in this Asian meatballs recipe to make it less salty.
- Sriracha Sauce: You can add more or less to taste, or you can leave it out completely.
- White rice, brown rice, or noodles are all terrific sides for these Asian turkey meatballs.
- If you prefer Asian flavors like I do, you probably already have most of these things in your kitchen.
Meatballs with an Asian glaze
These Asian Glazed Meatballs are soft and prepared with ground turkey with a handmade sticky Asian glaze. This dish is very simple to follow, and your family will love it.
- Time to get ready: 10 minutes
- Time to cook: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Course Details
Asian food for the course, appetizer, and main course
4 servings, 652 calories
- 2 pounds of mince turkey and 2 teaspoons of sesame oil for the meatballs
- 1 cup of plain dry bread crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger
- Two eggs that have been lightly beaten
- 1 tsp. minced garlic for the meatballs
- 2/3 cup of hoisin sauce
- 1/3 cup of vinegar from rice
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of honey and 1 teaspoon of minced garlic
- 1 1/2 tsp. sesame oil for the sauce
- 1 teaspoon of ground ginger
- 1/4 cup of soy sauce with low sodium
- 1 teaspoon of siracha sauce
Instructions
- Set the oven to 375 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or oil it.
- Mix together the ground turkey, sesame oil, bread crumbs, ginger, eggs, and minced garlic in a big bowl. With your hands, mix everything together well.
- Make balls out of the turkey mixture that are 1 1/2 inches in diameter and put them on a baking sheet that has been prepped. Cook for 20 to 23 minutes, or until the flesh is no longer pink in the middle.
- While the meatballs are cooking, in a medium to large skillet, mix together hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, honey, minced garlic, sesame oil, ground ginger, soy sauce, and siracha sauce.
- Over medium-high heat, bring the sauce to a boil for about 5 minutes to let it thicken a little.
- Take the meatballs out of the oven and put them in the sauce. Cover the meatballs well and put them on top of rice or noodles. For a garnish, sprinkle sesame seeds and green onion over top. Have fun!
Additional Tips and Serving Suggestions
Meat: I like to use ground turkey in my Asian meatballs recipe because it has less fat than other types of meat. You may always use ground pig, chicken, or beef instead of turkey if you’re worried that your meatballs will be too dry. Just remember that those meats contain more fat.
I suggest using panko bread crumbs since they make the Asian-style meatballs crispier.
Rice vinegar is sweeter than white vinegar, which is harsh and acidic. Rice vinegar contains a little bit of sweetness and acidity that goes well with Asian cuisines. In this recipe for Asian meatballs, I don’t think you should use white vinegar instead.
I prefer to put these Asian-style meatballs on top of rice or noodles. If you want to add something extra to your meal, serve your Asian meatballs with this Egg Roll in a Bowl. It goes well with the Asian tastes in the meatballs and is a fantastic way to get some vegetables.
FAQs
What can I do to make sure my meatballs don’t fall apart?
Your Asian turkey meatballs will stay in shape while they bake thanks to the eggs and bread crumbs.
Is it okay to sprinkle sesame seeds on these Asian-style meatballs?
You can definitely put sesame seeds on top of your meatballs. This also gives it a great additional crunch.
Do these Asian meatballs taste the same with a different kind of meat?
Even though every kind of meat tastes a little different, they will still taste good with beef, hog, or chicken.
Nutrition Disclaimer
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Five meatballs have 652 calories, 50 grams of carbohydrates, and 50 grams of protein.
Protein: 52.3g, Fat: 26g, Saturated Fat: 6.4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 7.2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 7.8g, Trans Fat: 0.2g, Cholesterol: 249mg, Sodium: 564mg, Fiber: 1.6g, Sugar: 31.2g, Calcium: 52.4mg, Iron: 11.9mg