I tried another one of Delish’s “one pan meals” last week. These meatballs were not difficult to make and they are SO GOOD! My intention was to serve them over rice, but they ended up getting eaten with toothpicks before I could make the rice. These would be great to make for an appetizer!
Here’s what you’ll need: 1 lb ground beef, 1/2 panko bread crumbs, 4 green onions, 1 egg, 2 cloves minced garlic, 1 t sesame oil, red pepper, 1/4 c cornstarch, vegetable oil for frying, 1/2 c chicken broth, 1/4 c soy sauce, 2 T apple cider vinegar, 2 T hoisin sauce, 1 T honey, 2 t sesame seeds.
In a large bowl, combine ground beef, bread crumbs, onions, egg, garlic, ginger and sesame oil. Salt and pepper to taste.
Mix all this together, then form into balls – I used about a heaping tablespoon of meat for each ball. Toss the meatballs in the cornstarch, fully coating each one.
Heat about 1/2 inch of vegetable oil in a large skillet. Add meatballs and cook until seared on all sides, about 3 minutes per side.
When meatballs are done, remove from skillet and drain on a paper towel.
Drain the fat from the skillet, then add the chicken broth, soy sauce, vinegar, honey, a pinch of red pepper flakes, and hoisin. If you’re not familiar with hoisin sauce, it can be found in the Asian section of your grocery store. It’s sweet and spicy dark red sauce made from soy beans, ginger, garlic and other spices. I whisked all of this together in a bowl, then poured it into the skillet, but you can throw it all right in the skillet if you want.
Add the meatballs back into the pan with the sauce and simmer until the meatballs are cooked through – six to eight more minutes.
Remove from heat and add green onions and sprinkle some sesame seeds on top if you want. This is what they look like.
Aren’t they beautiful? I promise they are as delicious as they look.
One Pan General Tso's Meatballs
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Loading...Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 c Panko bread crumbs
- 4 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 egg
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 t ginger, minced or grated
- 1 t sesame oil
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- 1/4 c cornstarch
- vegetable oil for frying
- 1/2 c chicken broth
- 1/4 c soy sauce
- 2 T apple cider vinegar
- 2 T hoisin sauce
- 2 T honey
- 2 t sesame seeds
Instructions
In a large bowl, combine meat, bread crumbs, green onions, egg, garlic, ginger and sesame oil.
Season with salt and pepper and mix to combine.
Roll mixture into small balls - about a heaping tablespoon of meat.
Toss in cornstarch.
Heat about 1/2 inch vegetable oil. Add meatballs and cook until seared on all sides - about 3 minutes per side.
Remove from skillet, drain on paper towel.
Drain fat from skillet. Add broth, honey, vinegar, soy, hoisin and red pepper flakes.
Whisk to combine.
Add meatballs back into skillet with the sauce.
Simmer until meatballs are cooked through - about 6-8 minutes.
Garnish with sliced green onions and sesame seeds.
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