Oriental Turkey Meatballs Recipes

ASIAN TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Add turkey, breadcrumbs, garlic, green onions, egg, sesame oil and soy sauce. Mix with your hands until combined.
• Grease a baking sheet with oil. Portion out 12 meatballs. (Working with slightly wet hands helps)
• Place meatballs on the oiled baking sheet and cook for 15 minutes or until fully cooked, flipping halfway through.
• Take out of the oven and toss with the Asian sauce.
• Serve immediately and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds, if desired.

ORIENTAL TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix the mince, chillies, half the spring onions and 1tbsp soy sauce together in a bowl. Shape into 12 even-sized meatballs with wet hands.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan and fry the meatballs until brown all over (you may need to do this in 2 batches). Transfer to a plate lined with kitchen paper.
• Add a third of the stock to the pan and heat until it simmers, stirring with a wooden spoon to shift any meat stuck to the pan.
• Return the meatballs to the pan with the rest of the stock, the remaining soy sauce, sweet chilli sauce and vinegar.
• Bring back to the boil, reduce the heat and partially cover. Simmer gently for 5 minutes.
• Add the cornflour paste and heat for a further 5 minutes, or until the sauce thickens. Cook the rice according to packet instructions and steam or lightly boil the boil the pak choi. Serve with the meatballs.

ASIAN TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine turkey, cilantro, bread crumbs, egg, scallions, vegetable oil, sesame oil, and soy sauce in a large bowl. Gently mix with your hands until combined. Roll tablespoon-sized scoops between your palms to form meatballs. Arrange meatballs on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until well browned, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the dipping sauce. Smash ginger with the heavy side of a knife and place in a small pot. Add brown sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar. Stir over medium-low until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes. Simmer, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Fish out ginger and divide sauce among small cups.
• Serve meatballs alongside sauce, with toothpicks for dipping.

ASIAN TURKEY MEATBALLS WITH CHILE-GARLIC GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a large baking tray with cooking spray.
• Combine turkey, corn flake crumbs, egg, scallions, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, parsley, salt, and garlic in a large bowl. Shape into 1-inch meatballs. Arrange on the prepared baking tray.
• Combine soy sauce, water, chile-garlic paste, and palm sugar in a separate bowl to make the glaze.
• Bake meatballs in the preheated oven until no longer pink on the outside, about 10 minutes. Coat the meatballs with the glaze. Continue baking until glaze thickens, 10 to 12 minutes.

CHINESE-STYLE TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees.
• To make the meatballs: Gently mix together the meatball ingredients (hands are best for this), then form meatballs by rolling tablespoon-sized scoops between your palms.
• Arrange on a lightly oiled or parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes, until well-browned and cooked through. Serve with toothpicks for dipping.
• To make the dipping sauce: In a small pot, stir all the sauce ingredients together over medium-low heat until the sugar dissolves.
• Simmer 3 or so minutes, stirring frequently, until the sauce thickens a bit.
• Fish out the ginger and serve in small cups for dipping.