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Lemongrass-Style Pork Meatballs with Mint-Cilantro Sauce

Juicy ginger-garlic pork meatballs with a hint of fish sauce, served over fluffy jasmine-style rice with a bright, tangy mint-cilantro-lime sauce and crisp cucumber.

Lemongrass-Style Pork Meatballs with Mint-Cilantro Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 lb500 gGround pork, 84% lean
  • 1⅓ cups260 gLong-grain white rice, dryrinsed
  • 1¾ cups420 gWater
  • 1 large50 gEggsbeaten
  • ⅓ cup35 gPlain dry breadcrumbs
  • 3 medium45 gGreen onionsthinly sliced
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 2½ tbsp grated15 gFresh gingerfinely grated
  • 2 tsp12 gFish sauce
  • 1¾ tsp3 gGround coriander
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • 1¾ cups chopped30 gFresh cilantroleaves and tender stems
  • 2½ tbsp chopped15 gFresh mintleaves only
  • 1 lime, juiced40 gLime juice
  • 2 tbsp25 gCanola oil
  • 1½ tsp10 gHoney
  • 1 whole14 gJalapeñoseeded and chopped
  • 2⅓ cups sliced250 gCucumberthinly sliced
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a sheet pan with parchment.
  2. Put the rice and water in a pot, bring to a boil, cover, and simmer on low for 15 minutes; rest off the heat, covered, for 10 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, in a large bowl mix the egg, breadcrumbs, half the green onion, the garlic, the ginger, the fish sauce, the coriander and the black pepper.
  4. Add the pork to the bowl and mix gently until just combined; roll into about 20 balls and set them on the sheet pan.
  5. Brush the meatballs with 1 tablespoon of the canola oil (about half) and bake 15 to 18 minutes, until browned and 160°F (71°C) in the center.
  6. While they bake, make the herb sauce: blend the cilantro, mint, lime juice, the remaining half of the canola oil, the honey, the jalapeño and the salt with 1 to 2 tablespoons water from the tap until smooth.
  7. Fluff the rice and divide among four bowls; top with the meatballs and the cucumber.
  8. Spoon the herb sauce over the meatballs and scatter the remaining half of the green onion on top.

Check labels: Dairy-free when you buy plain dry breadcrumbs made without milk.

Contains: Egg, Fish, Gluten. Some brands contain milk, soy.

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