Chinese Meatballs with Sweet and Sour Chili Sauce Makes about 12 meatballs 3/4 pound lean ground Lamb or Beef. 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon oyster sauce 1 tablespoon minced garlic 2 teaspoons peeled and minced ginger 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 bunch cilantro, minced 1 scallion, thinly sliced 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Sweet and Sour Chili Sauce 1 cup rice wine vinegar 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons minced lemon grass 1/2 bunch mint, minced 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1 tablespoon seeded and minced red jalapeño 1 teaspoon peeled and minced ginger
作り方
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For The Lamb or Beef. Mix all of the ingredients together in a large bowl with your hands to thoroughly combine. Form into 12 small even balls. Heat 3 tablespoons vegetable oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add the meatballs in one layer without overcrowding. Cook, turning, until browned on all sides. Transfer to a plate lined with a paper towel. Repeat with remaining meatballs. Skewer with toothpicks or bamboo sticks. Serve with Sweet and Sour Chili Sauce.
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For the Sweet Sour Chilli Sauce.
Stir vinegar, sugar and lemongrass in a saucepan over medium heat and cook until sugar dissolves and liquid reduces by one-third. Strain into a bowl and cool completely. Stir in mint, cilantro, garlic, red jalapeño and ginger. Serve warm or at room temperature, alongside the meatballs.