Chinese BBQ Pork (Char Siu) Meatballs
These Chinese BBQ Pork Meatballs are perfect as an appetizer, snack or side dish. The Chinese 5-Spice gives these meatballs a classic Chinese Char-Siu flavor. They are a snap to prepare and take only 15 minutes to cook!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork
- 2 tsp honey
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 3 clove garlic (minced)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp Chinese 5 Spice powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp cooking oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp water
Instructions
- 1
Combine ground pork, honey, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, garlic, cornstarch, brown sugar, Chinese 5-Spice and salt in a mixing bowl. Mix well.
- 2
Roll the ground pork mixture into 1 1/2 inch meatballs (approximately 1 heaping tablespoon each).
- 3
Heat 3 tablespoons of cooking oil in a wok over medium heat.
- 4
As soon as the wok starts to smoke a little, add 8 - 10 meatballs to the wok.
- 5
Allow the meatballs to sit for about 2 minutes before turning them with your wok spatula. This will allow the meatballs to char nicely.
- 6
Use your wok spatula to gently turn the meatballs every so often until fully cooked (about 5 minutes).
- 7
Repeat steps 4 and 6 for the remaining batch of meatballs.
- 8
Prepare the sauce by combining the honey and soy sauce.
- 9
In a separate small bowl, combine cornstarch with water, then stir well to remove the cornstarch clumps. Pour cornstarch mixture into soy sauce and honey mixture.
- 10
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly until the sauce reaches your desired consistency.