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

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20 min.

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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.