Spicy Garlic Lemongrass Meatballs
The other day we made homemade smash burgers using ground beef seasoned with just basic salt, black pepper, and onion powder; We had so much leftover the next day, I decided to repurpose the seasoned ground beef and transform them into these delicious meatballs . They’re sooo flavorful, juicy, and amazing served over a bed of rice and refreshing cucumber slices— the star of the show here are definitely the meatballs— but the icing on the cake is the ultimate dipping sauce drizzled over !! Spicy, sweet, savory, tangy, and umami ! You can also sub out the ground beef for ground turkey for a leaner option (:
What you’ll need:
Servings: 4
3 pounds ground beef 70/30
1 T chicken bouillon powder
1 T onion powder
1 egg
2 tsps grated ginger
2 tsps minced lemongrass or lemongrass paste
1 tsp white pepper
2 tsps honey
salt
rice
sliced cucumbers
Instructions:
Start off by placing ground beef in a large mixing bowl and season with chicken bouillon, onion powder, grated ginger, minced lemongrass, white pepper, honey, and salt . Also, crack in one egg and mix to combine .
Once ground beef mixture is well combined, take spoonfuls of meat mixture and shape into small meatballs . Continue until all meatballs are formed— take your time because you want your meatballs to be similar in size to ensure cooking time is evenly distributed .
Heat up a large shallow pan on medium-high heat and drizzle in oil of choice— once oil is heated thru, carefully place meatballs in pan and let shallow pan fry on each side until a golden crust starts to develop, about 1-2 minutes per side . Once meatballs are cooked to your liking, remove and let cool off on a wire rack .
*You can also airfry meatballs at 350F for about 10-12 minutes— make sure your flip them halfway .
Assemble your dish by scooping some rice onto your serving plate, top with some meatballs, drizzle ultimate dipping sauce over meatballs, and enjoy with freshly sliced cucumbers !
