Baked Green Tea Pork Meatballs

This is a very simple weeknight meal. The meatballs are baked for 20 minutes and come out juicy and tender. I like to eat them with coconut rice and some parsley or coriander tossed with lime juice, olive oil and salt.  This recipe makes about 15 meatballs.

Ingredients:

For the meatballs:

500gr minced pork

1 red onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 tablespoon chopped ginger

1 tablespoon of vegetable oil

1 egg yolk

2 bags of green tea, cut open and emptied

2 tablespoons of sesame oil

1 tablespoon of black sesame seeds

2 tablespoons of soy sauce

1/3 cup of panko

2 tablespoons of cornmeal

For the glaze:

2 tablespoons of sesame oil

2 tablespoons of soy sauce

2 tablespoons of hoisin

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Line a baking tray with aluminum foil and brush it with some vegetable oil.

In a small pan, add the vegetable oil over medium heat.  Add the onion, ginger and garlic. Cook for a few minutes until the onion has softened.

In a large bowl, add the minced pork, onion mixture, green tea and the rest of the ingredients.  Mix well and start to form the meatballs and place them on the greased oven tray.

Bake them for 20 minutes.

Once the meatballs are cooked, start making the glaze. Add all of the ingredients to a large pan and stir over medium heat. Once the glaze is warm and well combined, add the cooked meatballs. Toss until they are evenly coated in the glaze. Serve with coconut rice and a parsley or coriander salad.