Description
A comforting and savory-sweet dinner dish featuring meatballs baked in a sticky Mongolian sauce with broccoli.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon ginger, minced
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- Broccoli florets
- Cooked rice or noodles for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, mix ground beef, breadcrumbs, egg, green onions, garlic, and soy sauce until well combined.
- Form mixture into golf-ball sized meatballs and place on the baking sheet.
- Arrange broccoli florets around the meatballs and toss with a little oil and salt.
- In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar, minced ginger, and cornstarch. Heat until bubbly and thickened, whisking constantly.
- Pour the sauce over the meatballs and broccoli.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through.
- Serve over rice or noodles, garnished with extra sauce, green onions, and sesame seeds if desired.
Notes
Feel free to adjust the recipe by swapping ingredients like using turkey for beef or gluten-free breadcrumbs. For extra stickiness, double the sauce.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg