Asian-Inspired Spicy Turkey Meatballs. Easy, light and full of flavor!
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a reusable Exopat or Silpat. If you don’t have those, use a double layer of parchment.
2. In a large bowl, break apart ground turkey with your hands and add bread crubs. Mix evenly. Add in the diced onion, carrot, minced garlic, grated ginger, and fresh herbs. Mix just until blended. Add in the fresh lime juice and molasses. Mix lightly. Season with salt and pepper. If you use tamari, go light on salt.
3. Form golf-sized meatballs using the palms of your hands to roll and round spoonfuls of the mixture. Place the turkey meatballs on the lined baking sheet as you roll them.
4. Bake the meatballs in the center of a preheated oven for about 20 to 30 minutes until cooked through (you’ll probably have to break one apart). Place the baking sheet on a cooling rack and brush them with a little olive oil.
5. Serve immediately with Asian style noodles.
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Neil and Jessica [at] Kohler Created on 5.24.2010
I think the dryness probably comes from the leanness of the turkey vs. a fattier beef. I kept remarking how great they’d taste with sweet and sour or a ginger-maple dipping sauce, so I might try that for next time myself.
redoak on 5.20.2010
I can’t fairly review these because I made them without all the ingredients. I didn’t have garlic (how do I not have garlic in my house?!?), or any of the fresh herbs. I used garlic powder and dried parsley and mint. These came out well but a little dry – I probably over cooked them because I was distracted. I think if they were made as the recipe was written, they’d be really good! I still think they’d be better with some sort of sauce to dip them in.