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Asian Meatballs with Demi-Glace Sauce

Experience the delectable blend of ground pork and beef in my Asian Meatballs recipe, bathed in a savory sauce. Quick and easy to prepare for a flavorful meal!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian Fusion, Japanese
Keyword Asian Meatballs
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 10 Pieces
Calories 153kcal

Ingredients

Meatballs

  • 1/2 lb Ground Pork fat>20% preferred
  • 1/2 lb Ground Beef fat>20% preferred
  • 1/2 tbsp Butter
  • 2 tbsp Onion
  • 2 Clove Garlic
  • 2 tbsp Panko
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/8 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 tbsp Half & Half
  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg

Demi-Glace Sauce

  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • 3 tbsp Red Wine
  • 3 tbsp Water
  • 3 tbsp Ketchup
  • 1 tsp Sweetener your preferred sweetener
  • 3 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce

Instructions

  • Gather all the ingredients.
    Ingredients for Asian meatballs with demi-glace sauce.
  • Line oven tray with aluminum foil and lightly spray cooking oil or use a silicone baking mat. Preheat oven to 400F.
    Oven being pre-heated.
  • Dice onions.
    Chopped onions.
  • In a medium sized fry pan, add 1/2 tbsp butter on medium heat. Once butter is melted, add onion, cook until browned and set aside. Should take around 2-3 minute.
    Onions sautéed in a frying pan.
  • Grate garlic with a grinder or a garlic press and transfer into a mixing bowl.
    Grated garlic.
  • Combine ground pork, ground beef, salt, black pepper, egg, half & half, nutmeg, panko, cooked onions from step 4) into the mixing bowl and mix well.
    Meatball mix in a mixing bowl.
  • Take a small amount of the meatball mix and throw from one hand to another while gently cupping the meatball with the palm of hands to form the shape. Meatballs should be bite-size and no bigger than a golf ball. You should end up with right around 18-22 meatballs. Place on the oven tray.
    Meatball on a silicon baking mat.
  • Place the oven tray in the center of the oven and cook for 18-20 minutes (internal temp with meat thermometer should be 165F).
    Asian meatball being baked in the oven.
  • Meanwhile, add 1 tbsp butter, red wine, water, ketchup, sweetener and Worcestershire sauce into a fry pan on medium-low heat. Mix and reduce until the sauce thickens, should take around 6-8 minutes. Remove from heat once thickened.
    Demi-glace sauce in a frying pan.
  • Transfer meatballs onto serving plate and either drizzle sauce over meatballs serve as a dipping sauce.
    Asian meatballs with demi-glace sauce.

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Nutrition

Calories: 153kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 278mg | Potassium: 179mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 77IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg