Korean BBQ Meatballs
These Korean BBQ meatballs are juicy and packed with flavours. Both the meatballs and the sauce have Korean gochujang paste which gives them a wonderful and different flavour. This meal is perfect to go with a bowl of rice. Try!
Servings: 20 meatballs
Ingredients
The Meatballs
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon milk
- ¼ cup breadcrumbs (35 gr)
- 1 lb minced beef (450 gr)
- 1 tablespoon gochujang paste (15 gr)
The Korean BBQ Sauce
- ½ cup low sodium soy sauce (125 ml)
- ½ cup water (125 ml)
- ⅔ cup brown sugar (110 gr)
- 3 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoon gochujang (30 gr)
- ½ teaspoon white pepper powder
- 4 garlic cloves , grated
- 1 thumb sized ginger , grated
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
The Meatballs
- Add egg, milk, salt into a bowl and mix to combine. Then add in meat, breadcrumbs and gochujang paste. Mix everything well.
- Using an ice cream scoop of 1 ½ tablespoon (20 ml), scoop the mixture and form it into a ball with your hands. Place on a baking tray with a baking sheet. Continue with the rest of the mixture.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 450ºF (230ºC) for 10 minutes or until fully cooked. Meanwhile let's make the sauce.
The Korean BBQ Sauce
- Add all ingredients in a pan, except for corn starch and 1 tablespoon water, and bring to a boil on medium heat. Use a whisk to mix everything well.
- Mix corn starch with 1 tablespoon water. Once the sauce is boiling, add in corn starch mixture while mixing. Continue to cook for a few minutes until the sauce thicken.
Assembling & How To Serve
- Add in cooked meatballs into the sauce and coat them well. Ready to serve.
- Prepare some rice and place some meatballs on top. Sprinkle some sesame seeds and coriander leaves. Serve with some steamed veggies on the side.
How To Get Juice Meatballs
- Don't over mix the meatball mixture. Just mix enough until everything is combined. Over mixing will make the meatballs hard and rubbery.
- Don't compact the meatballs too much while forming them into balls. Just lightly form them into balls that when you place them down, they don't break apart.
Substitute For Gochujang
- If you really cannot find gochujang, you can use sriracha instead. Adjust the amount accordingly because gochujang paste has different spicy level while sriracha has not.
- The taste will be slightly different but it still works.
Nutrition
Serving: 1ball | Calories: 106.6kcal | Carbohydrates: 10.4g | Protein: 5.2g | Fat: 4.9g | Saturated Fat: 1.9g | Cholesterol: 25.6mg | Sodium: 334.5mg | Potassium: 115.5mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 7.9g | Calcium: 20.5mg | Iron: 0.7mg