Beef Meatballs (Vietnamese)
Savory Vietnamese Beef Meatballs with a Sweet and Spicy Hoisin Dipping sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 people 1x
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Beef, Vietnamese
Ingredients
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- 2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
For the meatballs:
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 cup red onion (finely chopped)
- 1/3 cup cilantro (roughly chopped)
- 4 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 tablespoon ginger (peeled and finely chopped)
- 1 1/2 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon honey
- 1 Thai chili (finely chopped (optional))
For the dipping sauce:
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 Thai chili (finely chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients for the meatballs in a food processor and blend until everything is mixed and minced. Transfer to a bowl.
- Put a little oil in your hands, just enough to lightly coat fingers and palms and use a tablespoon to scoop up the beef mixture so the meatballs are the same size. Repeat process until all the beef mixture is used.
- In a deep pan over medium high heat, add oil and the meatballs. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Turn the meatballs over, cover and cook for another 5 or until meatballs are golden brown.
- Mix all the ingredients for the dipping sauce in a bowl and serve together with beef meatballs. Pour over or use as a dipping sauce.
- Serve with rice, tomatoes and a few cilantro leaves.
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