Marvelous Mongolian Meatballs

My meatball recipe inspired by Chef John's Mongolian Pork Chops is absolutely delicious. A wonderful recipe for a party. Serve them as an appetizer with toothpicks, and they will disappear before your eyes. They can also make a meal sandwiched in a hero or over a bed of pasta.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 181 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons white sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• ½ teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1 pound ground beef
• 6 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• ¼ cup chopped green onion
• ½ cup panko bread crumbs
• ½ head cabbage, chopped
• ½ cup hoisin sauce
• 1 ½ teaspoons hot sauce
• ½ cup grated carrot
• ½ pound ground lamb

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

Transfer warm meatballs to slow cooker and pour hoisin sauce mixture over the meatballs.

Step 6

Cook on Low, stirring intermittently, for 2 to 4 hours.