Beef Meatballs (Vietnamese)

Savory Vietnamese beef meatballs with a sweet and spicy hoisin dipping sauce. Serve with rice, tomatoes, and a few cilantro leaves.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 363 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• ¼ cup hoisin sauce
• 1 ½ tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 cup finely chopped red onion
• ½ tablespoon honey
• ⅓ cup roughly chopped cilantro
• 1 tablespoon peeled and finely chopped ginger
• 1 green chile pepper, chopped (Optional)
• 1 Thai chile pepper, finely chopped (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine ground beef, onion, cilantro, garlic, ginger, fish sauce, honey, and chile pepper in a food processor and blend until mixed and minced. Transfer to a bowl. Coat fingers and palms lightly with oil and scoop tablespoons of beef mixture to create equal-sized meatballs and place them on a plate.

Step 2

Heat oil in a deep pan over medium heat. Add meatballs; cover and cook 5 minutes. Turn meatballs over, cover pan, and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes more.

Step 3

Combine hoisin sauce, soy sauce, water, fish sauce, and chile pepper in a bowl and serve with meatballs. Pour over meatballs or use as a dipping sauce.