Asian Quinoa Meatballs
Need a gluten free and dairy free hor d'oeuvre? Asian Quinoa Meatballs could be a super recipe to try. This recipe makes 20 servings with 94 calories, 8g of protein, and 5g of fat each. For 78 cents per serving, this recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Damn Delicious has 154 fans. If you have ground turkey, egg, cornstarch, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of Asian cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 35 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 45%, this dish is pretty good. Try Asian Quinoa Meatballs, Asian Spiced Quinoa Meatballs with Orange Sauce, and Asian Chicken Quinoa Salad in Quinoa Cups for similar recipes.
Servings: 20
Preparation duration: 15 minutes
Cooking duration: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon brown sugar, packed
3/4 cup cooked quinoa
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 large egg
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
2 green onions, thinly sliced, plus more for garnish
1 pound ground turkey
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 teaspoons sesame oil
Sesame seeds, for garnish
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 teaspoon Sriracha, or more, to taste
Equipment:
wooden spoon
baking pan
bowl
oven
sauce pan
whisk
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9x13 baking dish or coat with nonstick spray. In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, quinoa, garlic, onions, egg, soy sauce, sesame oil, Sriracha, salt and pepper, to taste. Using a wooden spoon or clean hands, stir until well combined. Roll the mixture into 1 1/4-to-1 1/2-inch meatballs, forming about 18-20 meatballs. Place meatballs onto the prepared baking dish and bake for 18-20 minutes, or until all sides are browned and meatballs are cooked through. To make the sauce, whisk together soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, sugar, sesame oil, Sriracha and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium high heat. In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water. Stir into soy sauce mixture until thickened, about 2 minutes. Serve meatballs immediately with sauce, garnished with green onion and sesame seeds.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9x13 baking dish or coat with nonstick spray. In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, quinoa, garlic, onions, egg, soy sauce, sesame oil, Sriracha, salt and pepper, to taste. Using a wooden spoon or clean hands, stir until well combined.
2. Roll the mixture into 1 1/4-to-1 1/2-inch meatballs, forming about 18-20 meatballs.
3. Place meatballs onto the prepared baking dish and bake for 18-20 minutes, or until all sides are browned and meatballs are cooked through. To make the sauce, whisk together soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, sugar, sesame oil, Sriracha and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium high heat. In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water. Stir into soy sauce mixture until thickened, about 2 minutes.
4. Serve meatballs immediately with sauce, garnished with green onion and sesame seeds.
Nutrition Information:
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