Honey Garlic Meatballs

Amazingly tasty metatballs with an easy, made from scratch Honey Garlic Sauce recipe. Make the recipe with beef or pork or try a combination of both. And serve it up with my yummy Vegetable Fried Rice!

INGREDIENTS

Meatball

17. oz ground pork/beef combo

1/2 cup Bread Crumbs

1 Egg

1 tsp Salt & Black Pepper

1/2 tsp Thyme

1/2 tsp Cumin

4 tbsp Green Onions, chopped

1 tbsp Fresh Ginger or 1 tsp powdered

2 cloves Garlic, pressed

Honey Garlice Sauce

2-3 cloves Garlic, pressed

2 tbsp Olive oil

1/2 cup Water

1/3 cup Honey

1/4 cup Soy Sauce

1 tbsp Brown Sugar

1/2 tsp Chinese 5 Spice Powder

2 tbsp Corn Starch disolved in equal parts water

Chinese 5 Star Spice:

6 Star Ainse Pods

1 1/4 Cloves, ground

2 tbsp Cinnamon, ground

2 tbsp Fennel Seeds

2 tbsp Pepper

Place listed spices in a spice grinder or try a mortar & Pestle. Grind well! Store extra in an air tight container.

INSTRUCTIONS

To make meatballs:

Preheat oven to 400 F and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside for now. Place all listed ingredients for meatballs in your upright mixer with paddle attachment. Or a medium bowl. Mix well until all ingredients are nicley blened.

Now form 1 inch meatballs with meat mixture. Place on a parchment covered baking sheet. Bake for 15-25 minutes until cooked completely through.

To make Honey Garlic Sauce:

In a small saucepan over medium heat add olive oil and garlic. Sautee for a few minutes until fragrant, then add the water, honey, soy sauce, 5 spice powder, brown sugar and black pepper. Do not add salt, there is plenty in the soy sauce.

Let this mixture simmer for a few minutes then thicken with the slurry of corn starch and water. Stirring often with a whisk as you add the slurry. Cook for another minute or so stirring often with your whisk, then set aside.

Once meatballs are cooked place in a casserole dish. Add a bit of the left over fat to honey garlic sauce, mix it through. Then pour half the honey garlic sauce over meatballs, add a handful of chopped green onions and serve over rice or my oh so tasty Vegetable Fried Rice! Reserve the rest of the sauce for serving!

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