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Sesame Ginger Pork Meatballs

These sesame ginger pork meatballs will absolutely blow your mind!

They’re uber flavorful and are served with a super fresh and simple cucumber salad that really rounds out the meal.

Start making your grocery list and get cooking!

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How to make sesame ginger pork meatballs

For the sesame meatballs:

  • Ground pork: The most juicy and flavorful of the ground meats, in my opinion.
  • Eggs and breadcrumbs: To hold everything together.
  • Cilantro: Provides fresh herbiness and a pop of color and flavor.
  • Brown sugar: For a hint of sweetness.
  • Soy sauce: For that umami and rich flavor.
  • Toasted sesame oil: Because they’re sesame meatballs.
  • Sriracha: A little heat, of choice.
  • Garlic and ginger: Because you need garlic and ginger in sesame meatballs.

Serve with Shaved Carrot and Cucumber Salad for a flavor packed meal!

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat a baking sheet fitted with a wire rack with cooking spray. Set aside.
  2. To make meatballs, thoroughly mix all of the meatball ingredients together in a bowl.
  3. Form 2-inch meatballs and place on the wire rack about an inch apart.
  4. Bake 15-18 minutes, until internal temperature of meatballs reaches 145 degrees.
A side shot of a plate of sesame ginger pork meatballs on a white plate with cucumber salad.

Recipe Substitutions and Alterations

  • For the pork: Swap for ground turkey, chicken or beef.
  • For the cilantro: Leave it out if you don’t like it.
  • For the Sriracha: Try gochujang or any chili garlic paste.
  • For serving: Serve with fluffy rice and the cucumber salad or stuff the meatballs in lettuce cups.

Nutrition Considerations

  • To make them gluten free: Use gluten free breadcrumbs.
    • Use low sodium tamari instead of soy sauce.
    • Be sure all other ingredients are gluten free.
  • To make them dairy free: This recipe does not contain dairy.
  • To make them nut free: This recipe does not contain nuts.
    • Be sure all ingredients are nut free.
    • FYI, this recipe contains sesame.
  • To make them egg free: Try with an egg replacer such as Bob’s Red Mill Egg Replacer or a flax ‘egg’ (although I haven’t tested this).
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Sesame Ginger Pork Meatballs

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Juicy pork meatballs with fresh ginger, toasted sesame oil, soy sauce and a touch of brown sugar.

  • Author: Julie Andrews
  • Prep Time: 10-15 mins
  • Cook Time: 15-20 mins
  • Total Time: 25-35 mins
  • Yield: Serves 4
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: Asian

Ingredients

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Pork Meatballs

  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 cup cilantro leaves, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon Sriracha or gochujang (or more to taste)
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
  • 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and minced
  • 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat a baking sheet fitted with a wire rack with cooking spray. Set aside.
  2. To make meatballs, thoroughly mix all of the meatball ingredients together in a bowl. Form 2-inch meatballs and place on the wire rack about an inch apart.
  3. Bake 15-18 minutes, until internal temperature of meatballs reaches 145 degrees.
  4. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Notes

Substitution Tip: Use ground turkey instead of pork for a lower fat option.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/4 of serving
  • Calories: 394
  • Sugar: 9g
  • Sodium: 444mg
  • Fat: 25g
  • Saturated Fat: 8g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 17g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 21g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 22g
  • Cholesterol: 164mg

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