Asian Turkey Meatballs With Lime Sesame Dipping Sauce Recipes

ASIAN TURKEY MEATBALLS WITH LIME SESAME DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500°F.
• In a large bowl combine the ground turkey, panko, egg, salt, scallions, garlic, ginger, cilantro, 1 tbsp of the soy sauce and 2 tsp sesame oil.
• Gently mix with your hands until combined well.
• Shape meatballs 1/4 cup in size and transfer to a baking sheet.
• Bake until cooked through and browned, about 15 to 18 minutes.
• For the dipping sauce: mix the lime juice, water, soy sauce, and remaining 2 teaspoons of oil in a bowl.
• Add the scallions and set aside.
• Transfer the meatballs to a serving dish.
• Stir the sauce, then drizzle the meatballs with a little of the sauce.
• Serve the meatballs with the remaining sauce on the side.

ASIAN MEATBALLS WITH SESAME LIME DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• 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.