Best Asian Turkey Meatballs Recipes

ASIAN TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine turkey, cilantro, bread crumbs, egg, scallions, vegetable oil, sesame oil, and soy sauce in a large bowl. Gently mix with your hands until combined. Roll tablespoon-sized scoops between your palms to form meatballs. Arrange meatballs on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until well browned, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the dipping sauce. Smash ginger with the heavy side of a knife and place in a small pot. Add brown sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar. Stir over medium-low until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes. Simmer, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Fish out ginger and divide sauce among small cups.
• Serve meatballs alongside sauce, with toothpicks for dipping.

ASIAN SESAME SWEET-AND-SOUR TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine maple syrup, ketchup, vinegar, sesame oil, olive oil, mustard, and sesame seeds in a medium-sized saucepan and bring to a simmer. Simmer sweet-and-sour sauce for about 5 minutes and set aside.
• Combine green onions, egg, soy sauce, ginger, onion powder, black pepper, and garlic powder in a mixing bowl. Beat together until well mixed. Add ground turkey and top with panko bread crumbs. Mix well using your hands to combine all ingredients.
• Use a standard cookie scoop to make uniform meatballs and place them in an even layer in an ungreased glass 9x13-inch pan. Place chopped carrots evenly between meatballs in the pan. Pour sweet-and-sour sauce evenly on top. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake and additional 10 minutes.

ASIAN TURKEY MEATBALLS WITH CHILE-GARLIC GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a large baking tray with cooking spray.
• Combine turkey, corn flake crumbs, egg, scallions, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, parsley, salt, and garlic in a large bowl. Shape into 1-inch meatballs. Arrange on the prepared baking tray.
• Combine soy sauce, water, chile-garlic paste, and palm sugar in a separate bowl to make the glaze.
• Bake meatballs in the preheated oven until no longer pink on the outside, about 10 minutes. Coat the meatballs with the glaze. Continue baking until glaze thickens, 10 to 12 minutes.

ASIAN TURKEY MEATBALLS WITH CARROT RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. In a medium saucepan, bring 1 1/2 cups salted water to a boil. Add rice, stir, and return to a boil. Cover, reduce to a simmer, and cook until rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and top with carrot. Let stand, covered, 5 minutes, then stir in carrot and fluff rice with a fork.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine breadcrumbs and 3 tablespoons water. Let stand 5 minutes. Add turkey, scallion whites, cilantro, fish sauce, hot-pepper sauce, sugar, garlic, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Gently mix to combine and form into 12 meatballs.
• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high. In batches, brown meatballs on all sides, 10 minutes total (add up to 1 teaspoon oil as needed). Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet and bake until cooked through, 10 minutes. Serve meatballs with rice, scallion greens, and lime wedges.

ASIAN TURKEY MEATBALLS IN LETTUCE CUPS

Steps:

• For the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together fish sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, and pepper flakes; set aside at room temperature.
• For the meatballs: In a large bowl, stir together turkey, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, vinegar and soy sauce. Form mixture into 24 (2-inch) meatballs.
• Lightly coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and heat to medium-high. Add meatballs in two batches and cook, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes for each batch.
• Lay 3 lettuce leaves on each of 4 plates. Place 2 meatballs on top of each leaf. Top meatballs with cucumber and mint leaves, drizzle with dressing and serve.
• Per serving: 180 calories, 6 g fat, 0.5 g saturated fat, 30 g protein, 4 g carbohydrates, 0 g fiber, 480 mg sodium.

DEEP FRIED TURKEY MEATBALLS WITH ASIAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Directions for the meatballs:.
• In a medium bowl, combine the ground turkey with ginger, garlic, red pepper, salt and egg white and mix well. Form into small balls and set on waxed paper. When all balls are formed, mix the cornstarch with the flour in a small bowl and roll each ball in the mixture. Return to waxed paper.
• Heat shortening in a deep frying pan or wok to 365°. Fry meatballs in batches, about 2 minutes or until browned. Drain meatballs on paper towels. Transfer meatballs to a platter and serve with the sauce. If desired, meatballs can be baked.
• Directions for the sauce:.
• In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, combine all sauce ingredients. Heat to boiling, then reduce heat to low and stir until sauce thickens. Remove from heat and cover to keep warm while you prepare the meatballs.

ASIAN TURKEY MEATBALLS WITH LIME SESAME DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500°F. Mix ground turkey, panko, egg, salt, scallions, ginger, cilantro, 1 tbsp soy sauce, and 2 tsp oil and mix with your hands until combined well. Shape 1/4 cup meat mixture into a ball and transfer to a baking dish. Repeat with remaining mixture. Bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes. For the dipping sauce mix together lime juice, water, soy sauce, and remaining 2 teaspoons of oil in a bowl. Add scallions. Transfer meatballs to a serving dish. Stir sauce, then drizzle meatballs with 1 tablespoon sauce. Serve meatballs with remaining sauce, about 1 tbsp per person. Chances are you won't use all the dipping sauce.

ASIAN TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450.
• In medium bowl combine breadcrumbs and 3 tablespoons water. Let stand for 5 minutes. add turkey, scallion whites, cilantro, fish sauce, hot sauce, sugar, garlic, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Gently combine and from into 12 meatballs.
• In large nonstick skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat. In batches brown meatballs on all sides, 10 minutes total (add oil as needed). Transfer to baking sheet and bake until cooked through (10 minutes). Serve meatballs with rice, scallion greens, anf lime wedges.

ASIAN FUSION TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Meat:.
• Pre-heat oven to 350.
• Mix together all ingredients listed under "Meat" EXCEPT the meat. The idea is to handle the meat as little as possible.
• Gently incorporate the meat by mixing with hands (spray hands with a bit of cooking spray or oil to prevent sticking).
• Heat a skillet over medium heat and then add oil.
• Form meat mixture into 12 meatballs and place in hot skillet as you form them.
• Lightly brown meatballs on all sides (About 2 minutes total. They will cook in the oven.).
• Remove from skillet and place in a shallow baking dish or casserole.
• Sauce:.
• Whisk together all ingredients until well-mixed and jelly is fully incorporated.
• Pour over meatballs.
• Turn meatballs to coat in sauce.
• Bake uncovered 30-35 minutes until meatballs are completely done.
• Serve as an appetizer, or as a main meat dish.