30 MINUTE DINNER | Mongolian Meatballs - SWEET GLAZED MEATBALLS. Recipe by Always Yummy!

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake, while tamari is gluten-free.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index, while white sugar is more affordable.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil offers heart-healthy fats, while canola oil is a budget-friendly alternative.

Into a deep bowl lay out the minced meat and add the bread crumbs, an egg, 2 stalks of chopped green onion, minced garlic, ½ tsp of salt and black pepper, mix the mince.

Form meatballs out of the mince and fry in a pan with 1 tbsp of vegetable oil until golden brown on all sides for 5-6 minutes over medium heat.

Take the meatballs out of the pan into a bowl and pour off extra fat out of the pan.

Add the chopped up ginger, sugar, broth, soy sauce, chili flakes into the pan and bring to a boil.

Lay out the meatballs and grated carrot into the pan, cover with a lid and braise over low heat for 10 minutes.

Bring to a boil 4 cup /1 l of water in a stockpot, add ½ tsp of salt and lay the cabbage leaves for a minute, take the leaves out and put on paper towels to dry.

Switch the heat of the pan off, sprinkle with green onion and sesame seeds.

Lay out the Mongolian meatballs onto the cabbage leaves and serve to the table.

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