Chinese Beef Meatballs in Hoisin Sauce

hoisin sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce + honey

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Soy sauce is more affordable and can mimic the salty-sweet flavor of hoisin.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often cheaper.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats provide a healthier binder, and crushed crackers are often less expensive.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is a budget-friendly alternative.

Chop the spring onions quite fine.

Grate the ginger.

Combine ground beef, chopped spring onions, grated ginger, oyster sauce, sesame oil, light soy sauce, breadcrumbs, and an egg in a large bowl.

Mix the ingredients thoroughly using your hands, ensuring it's well combined.

Form the mixture into meatballs, making them a uniform size.

Heat a pan and seal off the meatballs until browned.

Prepare the sauce by combining four tablespoons of oyster sauce, four tablespoons of hoisin sauce, one tablespoon of sesame oil, and light soy sauce in a bowl.

Add three tablespoons of brown sugar and three tablespoons of white vinegar to the sauce mixture.

Incorporate the remaining chopped garlic into the sauce.

Make a corn flour slurry to thicken the sauce if needed, adding water gradually.

Add the meatballs back into the sauce and let them simmer for about 5 to 6 minutes.

Serve the meatballs with rice, bok choy, and green beans, garnished with coriander and sesame seeds.

Cooking Techniques

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