Asian Meatballs
This is a simple Asian inspired turkey meatball. Sweet, tangy, salty, and full of umami. Serve with Chilled Cucumber Noodle Salad for a meal.
Servings: 5
Calories: 329kcal
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 ounce dried shiitake mushrooms
- 1 cup pork panko or almond flour, if not nut-free
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast or 1/2 cup grated Parmesan, if not dairy-free
- 6 scallion whites greens reserved for garnish
- 1 tablespoon monk fruit
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon ginger grated
- 2 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
- salt
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon anchovy paste
- 1 1/2 pounds 85% lean ground turkey
- 1 egg beaten
- 3 tablespoons avocado oil
Sauce
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon gluten-free soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon monk fruit granulated
- 1 tablespoon ginger grated
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- scallion greens for garnish
Instructions
- Boil broth and cover mushrooms with it in a bowl. Cover and set aside for 10 minutes. Drain mushrooms, reserving liquid and chop fine.
- Add nutritional yeast, pork Panko (or almond flour), scallion whites, half of scallion greens, monk fruit, 1 1/2 teaspoons gelatin, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 1 tablespoon ginger, and 1 teaspoon white pepper. Mix to combined. Add mushrooms, anchovy paste, turkey, and egg to panko mixture and mix with your hands until thoroughly combined.
- Divide mixture into 15 portions, rolling into balls.
- Sprinkle remaining 1 teaspoon gelatin over reserved mushroom steeped broth in a bowl and let stand until gelatin softens, about 5 minutes.
- Heat avocado oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add meatballs and cook until well browned all over, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer meatballs to paper towel–lined plate, leaving fat in skillet.
- Add garlic to skillet and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Increase heat to high, stir in gluten-free soy sauce, ginger, sweetener, sesame oil, reserved mushroom and gelatin liquid, and remaining 1⁄2 teaspoon white pepper and bring to simmer. Return meatballs to skillet, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until meatballs are cooked through, another 15 minutes, turning meatballs once. Transfer meatballs to platter. Season sauce with salt to taste, pour over meatballs and garnish with the remaining scallion greens.
Notes
Makes 15 meatballs, Serving Size: 3 meatballs.
Nutrition Facts
Asian Meatballs
Amount per Serving
Calories
329
% Daily Value*
Fat
16
g
25
%
Saturated Fat
3
g
19
%
Cholesterol
114
mg
38
%
Sodium
560
mg
24
%
Potassium
557
mg
16
%
Carbohydrates
5
g
2
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
1
g
1
%
Protein
41
g
82
%
Vitamin A
82
IU
2
%
Vitamin C
5
mg
6
%
Calcium
18
mg
2
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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