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Crock-Pot® Asian Meatballs

Time: 2 hours 45 minutes

Yield: 12 servings

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Cooking meatballs can be a time-intensive process that involves standing over a hot oven and frying meatballs in batches while getting splattered by hot oil. These Crock-Pot® Asian Meatballs are a little easier to make as they are prepared by first baking the meatballs, then cooking them in their sauce in a slow cooker for a couple of hours. With delicious flavors of garlic, ginger, and green onion, Crock-Pot® Asian Meatballs are a savory delight best when served with jasmine rice.

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Ingredients

  • For the meatballs:
  • 2 pounds ground pork
  • 1/2 cup green onions chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons ginger, freshly grated
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • For the sauce:
  • 2/3 cup hoisin sauce
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons ginger, freshly grated
  • 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • Optional, for garnish:
  • 2 green onions, chopped,
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
  • parsley, to taste, chopped

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Step 2 -Line a baking tray with parchment paper.

Step 3 -Add the pork, 1/2 cup of the green onions, 4 of the garlic cloves, the sesame oil, 2 teaspoons of the ginger, the salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper together into a large mixing bowl.

Step 4 -Shape the meatballs into 1-inch diameter rounds and put them onto the prepared baking tray.

Step 5 -Bake the meatballs until they are slightly brown and are no longer pink inside, about 25 minutes.

Step 6 -While the meatballs bake, in a medium mixing bowl, add the hoisin sauce, the soy sauce, the rice vinegar, the remaining garlic, the remaining ginger, the sriracha, and the remaining pepper together.

Step 7 -Add the meatballs to the sauce, then pour the meatballs into your slow cooker. Cook the meatballs on low heat for approximately 2 hours. The sauce should reduce and thicken.

Step 8 -Garnish the dish with the remaining green onions, the sesame seeds, and the parsley and serve.

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