Asian Meatballs and Rice with Spicy Cucumber Salad
Asian Meatballs with Rice and Spicy Cucumber Salad is an easy dinner any time of year.
Calories per serving: 650kcal
Ingredients
For the Meatballs
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 red onion, minced
- 2 tbsp ginger, grated
- 1/2 cup wheat germ
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon rice wine
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
For the Sauce
- 1/4 cup General Hsu Stir Fry Sauce
- 2 tablespoon Soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil
- 1 teaspoon Chili flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon Ginger powdered
For the Garnish
- Spring Onions, sliced
- Sesame Seeds
For the Rice
- 1 cup white rice
- 2 cups water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
For the Salad
- 1 cucumber
- 1 Serrano chili, sliced
- 1/2 red onion, sliced
- cilantro leaves
For the Salad Dressing
- 1/2 teaspoon *dry mustard
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/4 cup peanut oil
Instructions
For the Meatballs
- Preheat the oven to 350. Line a half sheet pan with foil.
- Combine all the ingredients together and shape them into meatballs. Use a small ice cream scoop to get evenly-sized balls.
- Bake the balls in the oven until they are cooked through 160F/71C on an instant-read thermometer, about 20 minutes.
For the Rice
- While the meatballs are in the oven, put all the rice ingredients in a pan on low heat and cook, covered, until the rice is tender about 20 minutes. Keep the lid on the rice while you finish the rest.
For the Salad
- Cut the cucumber into small pieces, use a mandoline on julienne. Cut the chili into very thin slices and mix with the cilantro, cucumber, and red onion. To make the dressing, put the mustard a the bottom of a bowl. Add the sugar and vinegar. Mix well. Add the sesame oil and slowly stream in the peanut oil all the while whisking. You will come up with something similar to a vinaigrette. Pour this over the cucumber mixture. Put it in a nice serving dish. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
For the Sauce
- Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl then put the sauce in a skillet. Cook the sauce until it is hot, stirring all the while. When the sauce is hot, add the meatballs and make sure they are completely coated.
- Put the rice in the center of a large serving bowl and arrange the meatballs around the rice.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and spring onion.
- Serve with the salad.
Notes
* I use freeze-dried LiteHouse Ginger because I don't have to worry about having fresh ginger on hand. If you cannot find it at your local store, Amazon has it as well. Highly recommended!
If you don't like spicy, by all means, omit the chili from the cucumber salad.
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