Vietnamese Meatballs

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.

Total Time

1hr 15min

4.7

3 Ratings

Author: Enlightened Foodie

Servings:

Ingredients

•

1.1 lb

Pork , minced

•

1 1/2 cups

Jicamas

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Tomatoes , ripe

or 1 Can Diced Tomatoes

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1/2

Yellow Onion

•

2 cloves

Garlic , minced

•

1 tsp

Salt

•

1 tsp

Ground Black Pepper

•

as needed

Olive Oil

Cooking Instructions

Preheat the oven to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C).

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.

Slice the bottom and top off the Jicamas (1 1/2 cups) and peel, slice in half and steam for 20 minutes, set aside to cool.

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.

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.

Place in mixing bowl with pork, Salt (1 tsp) and Ground Black Pepper (1 tsp) .

Finely dice the jicama and add it to the Pork (1.1 lb) mixture. Measure out about 1 tablespoon of the pork mixture and roll into balls.

Place the meatballs in a baking dish. Pour over with tomato sauce and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.

Serve with your favorite greens, cauli-rice, or zoodles.

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

170

FAT

4.5 g

PROTEIN

26.2 g

CARBS

4.7 g