Honey Garlic Meatballs
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 351kcal
Ingredients
- 400 grams meatballs
- ½ cup beef stock
- 1 Tablespoon corn flour
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 cloves garlic
- ¼ teaspoon chilli flakes (optional)
Instructions
Prep
- If you haven't already made a batch of baked meatballs recipe you will need ½ a batch for this recipe. The recipe uses a combination of ground beef and ground pork and soaked breadcrumbs to make a soft meatball that is full of flavor.
- Steam rice and prepare some steamed vegetables (broccoli, broccolini, pak choy, capsicum, carrots all go well with this dinner)
Cook
- Whisk together the stock and the corn four until combined.
- Add the honey, soy sauce, garlic, lemon juice and optional chilli flakes and whisk until the honey-garlic sauce is well combined. Have a quick taste, if you think the sauce is overpowered by a strong flavoured honey try adding a little brown sugar.
- Heat your pan to medium heat add the meatballs and heat through.
- Pour the honey garlic sauce over the cooking meatballs, toss the meatballs so that it is all coated in the sauce, and cook for a further 5 minutes so the meatballs are heated through and the sauce has thickened. Taste and season if needed.
- Enjoy served with rice and steamed vegetables.
Notes
- My one tip is to get a jump on the recipe by making a batch of baked meatballs earlier in the week, then it is a case of just making the sauce and steaming some rice.
- Serve these meatballs with steamed rice or noodles and steamed veggies. Be sure to spoon some of the sticky sweet sauce over the rice and vegetables as well.
- Garnish with thinly sliced green onions or a sprinkling of sesame seeds
- Meatballs: I make a big batch of my tender baked meatballs at the beginning of the week, which means I can through together this family dinner in record time.
- Beef stock: Beef or chicken stock/broth can be used
- Corn flour: Also known as cornstarch. This can be substituted for arrowroot
- Soy sauce: Gluten-free soy sauce or Tamari can be used
- Lemon juice: I find the sauce has a better balance with a little acid, if you don't have lemon juice rice vinegar is a great substitute.
- Brown sugar: This is optional as the sweetness will come from the honey, however, some kinds of honey can have a rich flavor and be a little overpowering depending on the type. I find a little brown sugar lightens the whole dish, taste your sauce and add a tablespoon of brown sugar if you think it needs it.
- Chilli flakes: Add as little or as much as you like for your palate
- Salt and pepper: I find this recipe can already be quite salty so I don't tend to add more, however, this will depend on your taste preference so do taste and season at the end of cooking.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serve | Calories: 351kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 927mg | Potassium: 402mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 8IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg