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Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef 1 cup finely chopped red onion ⅓ cup roughly chopped cilantro 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 tablespoon peeled and finely chopped ginger 1 ½ tablespoons fish sauce ½ tablespoon honey 1 green chile pepper, chopped 2 tablespoons canola oil ¼ cup hoisin sauce 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons water 1 tablespoon fish sauce 1 Thai chile pepper, finely chopped

Nutrition Info

363.4 calories carbohydrate: 17.5 g cholesterol: 79.5 mg fat: 21.5 g fiber: 1.8 g protein: 24.8 g saturatedFat: 6.1 g servingSize: - sodium: 1466.8 mg sugar: 9.9 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Combine ground beef, onion, cilantro, garlic, ginger, fish sauce, honey, and chile pepper in a food processor and blend until mixed and minced. Transfer to a bowl. Coat fingers and palms lightly with oil and scoop tablespoons of beef mixture to create equal-sized meatballs and place them on a plate.
Heat oil in a deep pan over medium heat. Add meatballs, cover and cook 5 minutes. Turn meatballs over, cover pan, and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes more.
Combine hoisin sauce, soy sauce, water, fish sauce, and chile pepper in a bowl and serve with meatballs. Pour over meatballs or use as a dipping sauce.

4 servings

Savory Vietnamese beef meatballs with a sweet and spicy hoisin dipping sauce. Serve with rice, tomatoes, and a few cilantro leaves.