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Marvelous Mongolian Meatballs

Marvelous Mongolian Meatballs

Marvelous Mongolian Meatballs are a delicious appetizer that disappears quickly at parties. Perfect served on toothpicks.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 35 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 5 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Mongolian
Servings 12 meatballs
Calories 181 kcal

Equipment

  • oven
  • Mixing Bowls
  • jelly roll pan
  • slow cooker

Ingredients
  

Mongolian Sauce

  • 0.5 cup hoisin sauce
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1.5 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger grated
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons white sugar
  • 1.5 teaspoons hot sauce
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper

Meatballs

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 0.5 pound ground lamb
  • 0.5 head cabbage chopped
  • 1 yellow onion onion chopped
  • 0.5 cup panko bread crumbs
  • 0.5 cup carrot grated
  • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
  • 0.25 cup green onion chopped
  • 6 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions
 

Cooking Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  • Whisk hoisin sauce, 4 cloves garlic, red wine vinegar, soy sauce, grated ginger, rice vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, hot sauce, white pepper, and black pepper together in a large bowl.
  • Mix ground beef, ground lamb, cabbage, yellow onion, panko, carrot, ground ginger, green onion, 6 cloves chopped garlic, garlic salt, black pepper, and 2 tablespoons of the hoisin sauce mixture together in a separate bowl; shape into meatballs and arrange on a jelly roll pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven until no longer pink in the middle, about 25 minutes. Shake pan to turn meatballs, switch oven to Broil, and cook under the broiler until browned, about 10 minutes more. Set aside to cool.
  • Transfer warm meatballs to slow cooker and pour hoisin sauce mixture over the meatballs.
  • Cook on Low, stirring intermittently, for 2 to 4 hours.

Notes

These meatballs can be served as an appetizer or as a meal over pasta or in a sandwich.

Nutrition

Serving: 1meatballCalories: 181kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 12gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 519mgPotassium: 297mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 43mgIron: 2mg
Keyword appetizer, beef meatballs, easy recipe, lamb meatballs, Mongolian meatballs, Party Food
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