Asian Pork and Shrimp Meatballs
These tasty pork and shrimp meatballs make the perfect appetizer or dish to feed a crowd. Each bite is tender and infused with familiar Asian flavors we all love, almost like wontons without the wrapper! They are also delicious with some steamed rice or in a bowl of hot noodle soup!
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 225 grams ground pork
- 180 grams raw shrimp
- 1/2 cup chopped green onion
- 1 garlic clove (grated or minced)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons honey
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 3/4 teaspoon light soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- 1
Add raw shrimp to a food processor and pulse a few times until it is like a paste. (See recipe note below.)
- 2
Combine shrimp, ground pork, green onions, garlic, ginger, fish sauce, sesame oil, honey, soy sauce, white pepper, and salt in a bowl.
- 3
Using your a stiff spoon or your hands, mix the ingredients together until well combined. Place meatball mixture in the fridge for at least one hour, up to one day.
- 4
Preheat oven 375 deg F (190 C).
- 5
Form pork and shrimp mixture into balls and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. To make sure the meatballs are all the same size, weigh the meatball mixture, and then divide by how many meatballs you want (eg. 500 grams total, ten meatballs at 50 grams each).
- 6
Bake meatballs for 25 minutes.
- 7
Serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce.