Name: Vietnamese Lemongrass Meatballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Lean ground pork - 1 pound; Panko bread crumbs - ¼ cup; Shallot, minced - 1 large; Lemongrass paste (such as Gourmet Garden®) - 2 tablespoons; Finely chopped mint - 1 tablespoon; Fish sauce - 1 tablespoon; Brown sugar - 1 tablespoon; Garlic, crushed - 2 cloves; Finely grated ginger root - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Water - ¼ cup; Fish sauce - 3 tablespoons; Fresh lime juice - 2 tablespoons; White sugar, or more to taste - 1 tablespoon; Rice vinegar - 1 teaspoon; Thai chile pepper, minced - 1 small; Garlic clove, finely chopped - 1 small

Ingredients for - Vietnamese Lemongrass Meatballs

1. Lean ground pork 1 pound

2. Panko bread crumbs ¼ cup

3. Shallot, minced 1 large

4. Lemongrass paste (such as Gourmet Garden®) 2 tablespoons

5. Finely chopped mint 1 tablespoon

6. Fish sauce 1 tablespoon

7. Brown sugar 1 tablespoon

8. Garlic, crushed 2 cloves

9. Finely grated ginger root 1 teaspoon

10. Salt ¼ teaspoon

11. Water ¼ cup

12. Fish sauce 3 tablespoons

13. Fresh lime juice 2 tablespoons

14. White sugar, or more to taste 1 tablespoon

15. Rice vinegar 1 teaspoon

16. Thai chile pepper, minced 1 small

17. Garlic clove, finely chopped 1 small

How to cook deliciously - Vietnamese Lemongrass Meatballs

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

2 . Stage

Combine ground pork, bread crumbs, shallot, lemongrass paste, mint, fish sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger root, and salt in a large bowl. Using a 1-tablespoon cookie scoop, shape mixture into meatballs, and place on the prepared baking sheet.

3 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until meatballs are no longer pink in the center and cooked through, about 15 minutes.

4 . Stage

Meanwhile, prepare the dipping sauce by mixing water, fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, Thai chile, and garlic in a small bowl.

5 . Stage

Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.

6 . Stage

Place meatballs under the hot broiler just until the tops start to turn brown to get a little color and crispness, about 2 minutes. Serve with the dipping sauce.