National Meatball Day
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Today is National Meatball Day!
Almost everyone loves meatballs. There are so many versions that there is bound to be a version that all would like. Meatballs can be made of almost anything — beef, turkey, pork, or even vegan. There are even some recipes from ancient China!
Here are a few recipes to help you celebrate such a fun day!
Here is another turkey meatball recipe.
Asian Turkey Meatballs
Ingredients
- 1 pound of turkey breast ground
- ½ cup of white onion finely chopped
- ½ bell pepper finely chopped
- ¼ cup of bread crumbs
- 2 eggs
- ¾ teaspoon of garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- ¼ teaspoon of black pepper
- 2 Tablespoons of olive oil
- ½ cup of heated plum sauce
- 2 scallions finely sliced
- 1 teaspoon of sesame seeds
Instructions
- Place the turkey, onion, bell pepper, bread crumbs, eggs, garlic powder, salt and black pepper in a large bowl. Using your hands, knead all the ingredients until well blended. If the mixture doesn’t hold together, add a bit more bread crumbs. Make 18 meatballs approximately the same size.
- Heat the olive oil to a medium temperature in a large skillet. I like to use my cast iron skillet but any will do. Add the meatballs and stir to brown on all sides. Cover and allow them to simmer 10 to 15 minutes.
- Place the meatballs on a platter and top with the plum sauce, scallions and sesame seeds. Serve at once with noodles or brown rice.
Nutrition
This is a vegan chickpea meatball recipe. It’s pretty straight-forward and offers a different flavor profile than more traditional “meat” balls.
I just realized that I don’t have many beef meatball recipes. I will have to work on that!
Enjoy National Meatball Day!
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Dominique