Beef Meatballs (Vietnamese)

Name: Beef Meatballs (Vietnamese)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef; 1 cup finely chopped red onion; ⅓ cup roughly chopped cilantro; 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon peeled and finely chopped ginger; 1 ½ tablespoons fish sauce; ½ tablespoon honey; 1 green chile pepper, chopped; 2 tablespoons canola oil; ¼ cup hoisin sauce; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons water; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 Thai chile pepper, finely chopped

Rating: 4 stars

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

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prep:

25 mins

cook:

10 mins

total:

35 mins

Servings:

Yield:

4 servings

Nutrition Info

Directions

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.

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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.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

363 calories; protein 24.8g; carbohydrates 17.5g; fat 21.5g; cholesterol 79.5mg; sodium 1466.8mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (2)

Most helpful positive review

MommaHo

12/03/2018

I doubled the ginger onion and fish sauce. Used 2 tablespoons of honey and 1 1/2 lbs of meat. I did not have chili pepers so I drizzled in some Sriracha. I then used a egg to mix and hold all together. I did NOT blend in a food processor but mixed with my hands. I also baked in a tin lined pan (instead of frying) at 325 for 30 min and then shut off the oven and left them in as I did other things. It turned out AMAZING. The fat/gravy grease was also packed full of flavor and amazing. I wish it had more gravy grease as it is wonderful over steamed rice. This made 45 meatballs which went WAY to fast. Excellent basic reciepe to build off of. Read More

Most helpful critical review

lutzflcat

Allstar

11/30/2018

11.29.18 I made one change on this recipe I baked the meatballs instead of frying. My ground beef was 80/20 not lean as listed in the recipe so that was part of the reason I baked them allowing the fat to cook out. I put the meatballs on a cooking spray-coated rack over a foil-lined sheet pan and baked for 20 minutes at 375ºF (easy clean up is the other reason for baking). FYI I ended up with 32 meatballs. If I tasted these meatballs without knowing the name of the recipe or the ingredients I doubt I d ever think they were Asian. I ve never had Vietnamese meatballs before so maybe the Asian flavor is supposed to come from the dipping sauce which was good and did bring this together. Interesting that you put the meatball mixture into a food processor but I do think that it resulted in a very fine smooth meatball texture. The meat balls were good just not what I was expecting but I was not totally unhappy when served with the tasty sauce. Read More

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5 star values: 1
4 star values: 0
3 star values: 1
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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Beef Meatballs (Vietnamese)

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Calories: 363.4

% Daily Value *

protein: 50 %

carbohydrates: 6 %

dietary fiber: 7 %

sugars:

fat: 33 %

saturated fat: 30 %

cholesterol: 27 %

vitamin a iu: 11 %

niacin equivalents: 77 %

vitamin b6: 28 %

vitamin c: 100 %

folate: 8 %

calcium: 4 %

iron: 16 %

magnesium: 19 %

potassium: 14 %

sodium: 59 %

thiamin: 8 %

calories from fat:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.