Asian style turkey meatballs. Two of my favorite things: Asian food and meatballs come together to make these amazing Asian Turkey Meatballs. These meatballs are tender, flavorful, juicy and loaded with tons of sauce. I baked these meatballs instead of pan frying.

You can substitute in garlic powder and ground ginger but the flavors will definitely not be as strong. If you prefer beef meatballs, you can sub beef in for turkey in the recipe. Combine turkey, cilantro, bread crumbs, egg, scallions, vegetable oil, sesame oil, and soy sauce in a large bowl. You can have Asian style turkey meatballs using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Asian style turkey meatballs

You need 1/4 cup of panko crumbs.
It's 1-1/4 lbs of 93% lean ground turkey meat.
It's 1 of large egg.
You need 1 tbsp of ginger, grated.
You need 1/2 tsp of kosher salt.
It's 1/4 of chopped fresh cilantro.
Prepare 3 of scallions, chopped.
It's 1 tbsp of low sodium soy sauce.
You need 2 tsp of sesame seeds.
Prepare 3 tbsp of Dipping sauce: reduced sodium soy sauce.
It's 1 1/2 tsp of sesame oil.
Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp of lime juice.
It's 1 1/2 tbsp of water.
Prepare 1 tbsp of chopped scallion.

Gently mix with your hands until combined. Roll tablespoon-sized scoops between your palms to form meatballs. Arrange meatballs on the prepared baking sheet. Here are some of my favorite ways to repurpose these delicious Asian Turkey Meatballs: Asian Turkey Meatball Pizza- grabs a pizza crust (homemade or store bought), spread some sauce over the top.

Asian style turkey meatballs instructions

Prepare all ingredients.
Preheat oven to 500 degrees. In a large bowl combine the ground turkey, panko, egg, salt, scallions, garlic, ginger, cilantro, 1 tbsp of the soy sauce and 2 tsp sesame oil..
Gently mix with your hands until combined well..
Shape meatballs 1/4 cup in size and transfer to a baking sheet. Bake until cooked through and browned, about 15 to 18 minutes..
For the dipping sauce: mix the lime juice, water, soy sauce, and remaining 2 teaspoons of oil in a bowl. Add the scallions and set aside.
Transfer the meatballs to a serving dish. Stir the sauce, then drizzle the meatballs with a little of the sauce. Serve the meatballs with the remaining sauce in the side..

Top the pizza with meatballs, mozzarella cheese, red peppers, and diced green onions. Asian Meatball Subs- Grab a sub roll, and. Put the meatballs onto a foil-lined baking sheet. The meatballs can be made ahead of time and frozen. Meanwhile, mist a frying pan with cooking spray.