Healthy glazed meatballs

Serves:

Ingredients

Meatballs

• 500g extra lean beef
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 tsp freshly grated ginger
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 spring onions, finely chopped
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 cup panko breadcrumbs

Glaze

• 1/4 cup (60ml) soy sauce
• 1/4 cup (60ml) oyster sauce
• 1/2 (125ml) cup orange juice
• 2 tbsp honey
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 2 tsp freshly grated ginger
• 1 small garlic clove, minced

Method

Heat oven to 210°C (190°C fan-forced) and line an oven tray with baking paper.

Mix meatball ingredients together and roll 1 tablespoon of mixture for each meatball.

Place on the oven tray and bake for 10 minutes.

Place glaze ingredients into a small saucepan and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

Remove meatballs from the oven and pour a teaspoon of glaze over each meatball.

Continue to bake for a further 10 minutes.

Remove meatballs from the oven and toss through the remaining glaze.

Serve on a salad, steamed vegetables, rice noodles, rice or a combination of any of these.

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Serving Suggestions

Note

• Using lean mince keeps the fat and calories down.
• Make twice as many and send meatballs along in a lunchbox the next day.
• This recipe was created by Jay Rogers for Kidspot, New Zealand’s best recipe finder. You can follow Jay at The Moodie Foodie and on Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest.