Chinese Inspired Turkey Meatballs W Dipping Sauce Recipes

ASIAN TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine turkey, cilantro, bread crumbs, egg, scallions, vegetable oil, sesame oil, and soy sauce in a large bowl. Gently mix with your hands until combined. Roll tablespoon-sized scoops between your palms to form meatballs. Arrange meatballs on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until well browned, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the dipping sauce. Smash ginger with the heavy side of a knife and place in a small pot. Add brown sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar. Stir over medium-low until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes. Simmer, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Fish out ginger and divide sauce among small cups.
• Serve meatballs alongside sauce, with toothpicks for dipping.

CHINESE-STYLE TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees.
• To make the meatballs: Gently mix together the meatball ingredients (hands are best for this), then form meatballs by rolling tablespoon-sized scoops between your palms.
• Arrange on a lightly oiled or parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes, until well-browned and cooked through. Serve with toothpicks for dipping.
• To make the dipping sauce: In a small pot, stir all the sauce ingredients together over medium-low heat until the sugar dissolves.
• Simmer 3 or so minutes, stirring frequently, until the sauce thickens a bit.
• Fish out the ginger and serve in small cups for dipping.

HEALTHIER TURKEY MEATBALLS W/DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together using your hands until combined. Form into balls-I use a small cookie dough scoop so the balls all come out the same size.
• Bake in preheated 400° oven for 20-25 minutes.
• Dipping sauce: Mix together ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and horseradish.

ASIAN MEATBALLS WITH SESAME LIME DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 500°F.
• Pour milk over bread crumbs in a large bowl and stir until liquid is absorbed. Add ground meat, egg, water chestnuts, salt, chopped cilantro, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons oil and mix with your hands until combined well. Shape 3 tablespoons meat mixture into a ball and transfer to a 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish. Make more meatballs with remaining mixture, arranging meatballs about 1/2 inch apart in baking dish. Bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir together lime juice, water, sugar, remaining 4 tablespoons soy sauce, and remaining 2 teaspoons oil in a bowl until sugar is dissolved.
• Transfer meatballs to a serving dish. Stir sauce, then drizzle meatballs with 1 tablespoon sauce and sprinkle with cilantro sprigs.
• Serve meatballs with remaining sauce.