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Asian Hoisin Meatballs

Asian Hoisin Meatballs

Savory, sweet, and flavorful meatballs that make a perfect appetizer
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Asian
Servings 60 Meatballs

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Baking Trays with sides

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs Ground Pork
  • 1/4 lb Ground Beef
  • 1/4 lb Mild Italian Sausage casing removed
  • 1/2 can Water Chestnuts drained and finely minced
  • 2 large Shallots finely minced
  • 3 Tblsps Hoisin Sauce
  • 6 Scallions finely minced (white part only)
  • 1 clove Garlic finely minced
  • 1 Tblsp Ginger grated
  • 1 Tblsp Fresh Cilantro finely chopped

Sauce

  • 7 to 8 oz Hoisin Sauce to pour over meatballs
  • 1/4 cup Water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 340 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Mix the first 10 ingredients together very thoroughly. You want to make sure that you have mixed the Italian sausage throughout the pork, ground beef mixture.
  • Form into small appetizer size meatballs.
  • Place meatballs on a half sheet pan or a single layer in a roasting pan.
  • Bake in pre-heated oven at 340 degrees for 30 minutes.
  • Remove from pan and place into a baking dish.
  • Mix the remaining hoisin sauce with water.
  • Pour over all of the meatballs and mix without breaking the meatballs.
  • Bake for an additional 20 minutes.
  • Remove and serve warm.

Notes

NOTE:  If you use Kikkoman Hoisin Sauce, cut back on the fresh ginger or it will be overpowering.
Keyword Appetizer, Hoisin Meatballs, Meatballs