Chinese BBQ Pork (Char Siu) Meatballs
These Chinese BBQ Pork Meatballs are perfect as an appetizer, snack or side dish. The Chinese 5-Spice gives these meatballs a classic Chinese Char-Siu flavor. They are a snap to prepare and take only 15 minutes to cook!
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon Chinese 5 Spice powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons cooking oil
Dipping Sauce
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Combine ground pork, honey, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, garlic, cornstarch, brown sugar, Chinese 5-Spice and salt in a mixing bowl. Mix well.
- Roll the ground pork mixture into 1 ½ inch meatballs (approximately 1 heaping tablespoon each).
- Heat 3 tablespoons of cooking oil in a wok over medium heat.
- As soon as the wok starts to smoke a little, add 8 - 10 meatballs to the wok.
- Allow the meatballs to sit for about 2 minutes before turning them with your wok spatula. This will allow the meatballs to char nicely.
- Use your wok spatula to gently turn the meatballs every so often until fully cooked (about 5 minutes).
- Repeat steps 4 and 6 for the remaining batch of meatballs.
- Prepare the sauce by combining the honey and soy sauce.
- In a separate small bowl, combine cornstarch with water, then stir well to remove the cornstarch clumps. Pour cornstarch mixture into soy sauce and honey mixture.
- Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly until the sauce reaches your desired consistency.
Notes
Serve dipping sauce on the side, or drizzle over the meatballs just before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 462kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 30gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 22gCholesterol: 107mgSodium: 568mgSugar: 5g
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