Asian Meatballs with Sesame Lime Dipping Sauce
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- Served Person: Makes 4 (main course) servings
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 5 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 3/4 pound ground pork
- 1/4 cup fine dry bread crumbs
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- Carbohydrate 12 g(4%)
- Cholesterol 151 mg(50%)
- Fat 36 g(55%)
- Fiber 1 g(4%)
- Protein 35 g(70%)
- Saturated Fat 12 g(62%)
- Sodium 1311 mg(55%)
- Calories 515
Preparation Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 500°F. Pour milk over bread crumbs in a large bowl and stir until liquid is absorbed. Add ground meat, egg, water chestnuts, salt, chopped cilantro, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons oil and mix with your hands until combined well. Shape 3 tablespoons meat mixture into a ball and transfer to a 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish. Make more meatballs with remaining mixture, arranging meatballs about 1/2 inch apart in baking dish. Bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, stir together lime juice, water, sugar, remaining 4 tablespoons soy sauce, and remaining 2 teaspoons oil in a bowl until sugar is dissolved. Transfer meatballs to a serving dish. Stir sauce, then drizzle meatballs with 1 tablespoon sauce and sprinkle with cilantro sprigs. Serve meatballs with remaining sauce.
Preparation Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 500°F. Pour milk over bread crumbs in a large bowl and stir until liquid is absorbed. Add ground meat, egg, water chestnuts, salt, chopped cilantro, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons oil and mix with your hands until combined well. Shape 3 tablespoons meat mixture into a ball and transfer to a 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish. Make more meatballs with remaining mixture, arranging meatballs about 1/2 inch apart in baking dish. Bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, stir together lime juice, water, sugar, remaining 4 tablespoons soy sauce, and remaining 2 teaspoons oil in a bowl until sugar is dissolved. Transfer meatballs to a serving dish. Stir sauce, then drizzle meatballs with 1 tablespoon sauce and sprinkle with cilantro sprigs. Serve meatballs with remaining sauce.
