Asian Inspired Meatballs

It’s Asian weekend at my household.  After browsing Food Gawker and Pinterest,  I settled on three different Asian recipes.  Shopping for ingredients was a bit of a challenge.  Used to having an Asian market, this time I had to rely on my local chain grocery store which can be hit or miss.  Luckily for me, between two different stores, I was able to find what I needed.  The first recipe I made was an Asian Inspired Meatball that I found at Gimme Some Oven.

I’ve been making a conscious effort to improve the quality of meat that I feed to my family by buying mainly organic products.  Buy organic is not cheap but when I think of the other things that I foolishly spend my money on, a few dollars extra for high quality meat is worth it.  But because of the expense and for obvious health reasons, I’m trying to reduce the amount of red meat in our diets.  This recipe works perfectly as it can be served as an appetizer or an entree.

My recipe strays a little from the original and still delivers delicious results.

Meatball Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground chuck
• 1.25 lbs ground turkey (I used 93/7)
• 1 cup Panko
• 1 whole egg
• 2 egg whites
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 3 tsp minced garlic
• 1/2 cup sliced green onions