Description
This Korean Meatballs recipe features juicy beef meatballs flavored with gochujang, ginger, garlic, and green onions, then glazed with a sweet and savory Korean sauce. Perfect for dinner or meal prep.
Ingredients
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Meatballs
- 3/4 cup green onions, minced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated
- 3 tablespoons gochujang paste (adjust to taste)
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs (or use GF panko)
- 2 tablespoons lite soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 pounds ground beef (or sub ground lamb, pork, or turkey)
Glaze
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar (unseasoned)
- 2 tablespoons lite soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons gochujang paste
- 3 tablespoons apricot preserves or 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Mix Meatballs. In a large bowl, mix green onions, ginger, gochujang paste, egg, breadcrumbs, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt and pepper. Fold in ground beef gently; mix with a fork until just combined. Do not overmix; this can toughen the meat.
- Chill for 20 minutes.
- Shape. Using a 1/4-cup (2-ounce cookie scoop) shape the mixture into 22 meatballs, about 50–55 grams each.
- Bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet (bottom and sides covered with foil and lay parchment on top for easiest cleanup) at 425°F for 15 minutes; internal temperature should register 165°F. (Can also bake on a rack or pan-sear for extra deep flavor.)
- Make glaze. Mix rice vinegar, soy sauce, gochjang paste, and apricot jam or maple syrup. Heat glaze in a small saucepan, bring to a boil, and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring until reduced and slightly thickened- it will thicken as it cools.
- Finish. Remove meatballs from the oven and brush with warm glaze. Garnish with sesame seeds, cilantro, and chopped green onions.
- Serve. Enjoy over jasmine rice, along with Korean cucumber salad, kimchi, pickled daikon radish, or pickled onions.
Notes
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 meatballs
- Calories: 235
- Sugar: 2.7 g
- Sodium: 585 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 9.7 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 31.6 g
- Cholesterol: 104.1 mg
