Vietnamese Meatballs

8 INGREDIENTS • 9 STEPS • 1HR 15MINS

Vietnamese Meatballs

Recipe

4.7

3 ratings
My mum's original recipe contained peas in the sauce. You can also add diced carrots or another vegetable to bulk up the meatballs with more veggies if you like.
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My mum's original recipe contained peas in the sauce. You can also add diced carrots or another vegetable to bulk up the meatballs with more veggies if you like.
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1HR 15MINS

Total Time

$2.80

Cost Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings
4
us / metric
Pork
500 g
Pork, minced
Jicama
200 g
Jicamas
Tomato
6
Tomatoes, ripe
or 1 Can Diced Tomatoes
Garlic
2 cloves
Garlic, minced
Salt
1/2 tsp
Olive Oil
as needed

Nutrition Per Serving

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Calories
170
Fat
4.5 g
Protein
26.2 g
Carbs
4.7 g
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Cooking Instructions

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step 1
Preheat the oven to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C).
step 2
Wash and place Tomatoes (6) on a baking tray and place in warm oven for 20 minutes or until the skin split. Set aside to cool. Meanwhile, set your steamer on the stove.
step 3
Slice the bottom and top off the Jicamas (200 g) and peel, slice in half and steam for 20 minutes, set aside to cool.
step 3 Slice the bottom and top off the Jicamas (200 g) and peel, slice in half and steam for 20 minutes, set aside to cool.
step 4
While the yam bean is steaming and tomatoes are roasting, finely dice the Yellow Onion (1/2). Place Olive Oil (as needed) in a saucepan and sauté onion for 5 minutes.
step 5
Place 1 tablespoon of olive oil and sauce the Garlic (2 cloves) lightly for one minute. Add the tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes, breaking up tomato pieces as much as you can. Set aside.
step 6
Place in mixing bowl with pork, Salt (1/2 tsp) and Ground Black Pepper (1/2 tsp).
step 7
Finely dice the jicama and add it to the Pork (500 g) mixture. Measure out about 1 tablespoon of the pork mixture and roll into balls.
step 8
Place the meatballs in a baking dish. Pour over with tomato sauce and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
step 8 Place the meatballs in a baking dish. Pour over with tomato sauce and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
step 9
Serve with your favorite greens, cauli-rice, or zoodles.
step 9 Serve with your favorite greens, cauli-rice, or zoodles.
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